Preventing shootings difficult even in Japan with strict gun control

The assassination of former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe during a stump speech on Friday has highlighted the difficulty of preventing shooting incidents even in a country like Japan where gun control is strict compared with other nations such as the United States.A number of shooting crimes have occurred in Japan within recent years, including those targeting politicians, and experts point out new technology such as 3-D printers that can produce homemade guns as a factor thwarting law enforcement efforts to crack down on all firearms.Police departments in Japan use specialized sections to enfo…READ FULL ARTICLE