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Japan government to consider possible regulations on handmade guns: spokesperson

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Published Tue, Jul 12, 2022 · 11:05 AM
    • Police officers at the scene where Former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe was shot during a political event in Nara, Japan, on July 8, 2022.
    • Police officers at the scene where Former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe was shot during a political event in Nara, Japan, on July 8, 2022. PHOTO: BLOOMBERG

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    THE Japanese government will review possible regulations on handmade guns in the wake of former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s killing, a government spokesperson said on Tuesday.

    There’s already a legal ban on owning firearms in Japan but authorities plan to look into any need to regulate handmade guns while examining the shooting that killed Abe and similar incidents, Chief Cabinet Secretary Hirokazu Matsuno told a regular briefing. REUTERS

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