Gun control: Japan has it right

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89. Medieval Japan

It is more than that. Weapons control in Japan began in earnest when the Samurai Warlord Hidéyoshi completed his conquest of Japan. In 1588 he ordered a "sword hunt" to round up all weapons not belonging to his warriors. The edict was enforced by door to door searches (no 4th amend in Japan either).

After eliminating civilian ownership, Japan strictly controlled the means of production of both firearms and gunpowder beginning in 1607 under the Tokugawa Shogunate, with all manufacturing confined to Nagahama. This changed somewhat during the rise of militarism in the 20th century, but ownership was strictly controlled from the outset, with registration and licensing required. During the MacArthur era, most of these firearms were confiscated.

Japanese culture is significantly different from that in the US. Paternalism in lieu of individualism, deference to authority and the priority of the collective good predominates Japan... not so much in the US.

We have over 300 million firearms in the US, most of them unregistered. If we were to begin a system of such as Japans, we would need about 300 to 500 years to get there unless we were to eliminate the 4th amend and 5th amend as well as the 2nd.