Gun Control in Japan and Great Britain
With Election Day just around the corner, one of the hot topics that have been debated on is gun control. Like America, there are other countries that have gun laws and policies allowing greater access to firearms. Comparatively, there are also countries that have considerably stricter gun regulations, like Japan and Great Britain. A common goal Japan and Great Britain share is regulating gun violence through strict laws.
Like Japan, Great Britain has extensive processes making it cumbersome and time-consuming to obtain a gun-possession permit or certificate. In Great Britain, any person who wants to own a particular firearm or the claimed need to own a firearm for self-defense is not deemed sufficiently good reasons to obtain a firearms certificate. Without a certificate, it is illegal to possess, purchase, or acquire a firearm, shotgun or ammunition that …show more content…
In Japan, the 1958 Law has been amended numerous times following public outcries after crimes and incidents involving guns, each amendment making the restrictions even stricter. The government tried to prevent or reduce the use of guns and swords by gangs with this amendment. When the mayor, Iccho Ito of Nagasaki City, was shot to death by a gang member, provisions were added to make the punishment even more severe (Firearms-Control Legislation and Policy: Japan).On March 13, 1996, in Dunblane, Scotland, Thomas Hamilton walked into an elementary school early that morning and shot sixteen small children between the ages of five and six, their teacher, and then shot himself. Soon after the Dunblane school massacre, lawmakers passed The Firearms (Amendment) Act 1997 banning the private ownership of all handguns in Britain which resulted in thousands of firearms and rounds of ammunition being surrendered
With Election Day just around the corner, one of the hot topics that have been debated on is gun control. Like America, there are other countries that have gun laws and policies allowing greater access to firearms. Comparatively, there are also countries that have considerably stricter gun regulations, like Japan and Great Britain. A common goal Japan and Great Britain share is regulating gun violence through strict laws.
Like Japan, Great Britain has extensive processes making it cumbersome and time-consuming to obtain a gun-possession permit or certificate. In Great Britain, any person who wants to own a particular firearm or the claimed need to own a firearm for self-defense is not deemed sufficiently good reasons to obtain a firearms certificate. Without a certificate, it is illegal to possess, purchase, or acquire a firearm, shotgun or ammunition that …show more content…
In Japan, the 1958 Law has been amended numerous times following public outcries after crimes and incidents involving guns, each amendment making the restrictions even stricter. The government tried to prevent or reduce the use of guns and swords by gangs with this amendment. When the mayor, Iccho Ito of Nagasaki City, was shot to death by a gang member, provisions were added to make the punishment even more severe (Firearms-Control Legislation and Policy: Japan).On March 13, 1996, in Dunblane, Scotland, Thomas Hamilton walked into an elementary school early that morning and shot sixteen small children between the ages of five and six, their teacher, and then shot himself. Soon after the Dunblane school massacre, lawmakers passed The Firearms (Amendment) Act 1997 banning the private ownership of all handguns in Britain which resulted in thousands of firearms and rounds of ammunition being surrendered