In Japan, almost no civilian owns a firearm.
Not because the people are afraid of guns.
Because the people, decades ago,
decided that conflict ends at a conversation.
Hunting license? Yes, with extensive training.
Self-defense pistol? Effectively not permitted.
A gun in a glove compartment, “just in case”? Unimaginable.
Japan also averages fewer than 10 firearm homicides
per year. Total. In a country of 124 million people.
For comparison, the United States averages
that number every 12 hours.
Not because Japan is gentler by nature.
Because Japan made a different bet:
that the cost of a tense moment with no weapon
is lower than the cost of an easy moment with one.
Think about the last time a stranger raised their voice
at you in your country.
Think about whether you, or they, calculated
what was in someone’s waistband.
Japan built a different argument.
Not loaded.
Not chambered.
Just expected.
Of everyone.
Always. 🇯🇵
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