japan’s Abe shot and killed during campaign speech; his assassin has confessed

By (Double) Anonymous
Friday, July 8, 2022 at 2:05:00 P.M. EDT

This happened because japanese are deranged gun nuts, and it is so easy for the japanese public to buy guns.

Oh, wait—wrong country—guns are extremely restricted and hard to get in japan. So much for the effectiveness of gun control—a determined criminal can always find a way to get a gun or kill people some other way. That being the case, it is best for people to get a concealed carry in states where that is necessary, or just get one and carry it in the free states where Constitutional Carry is the law—as guaranteed in the Constitution



By Grand Rapids Anonymous
Friday, July 8, 2022 at 11:34:00 A.M. EDT

(nbc) tokyo — former Japanese leader Shinzo Abe died friday after being shot at a campaign event, an attack that shocked a country where gun violence is virtually nonexistent.

Abe, 67, was a towering political presence even after he stepped down as japan’s longest-serving prime minister, and he was campaigning ahead of elections scheduled for sunday.

He had just begun a speech in the western city of nara, near kyoto, when gunfire was heard around 11:30 a.m. local time (10:30 p.m. Thursday ET).

["gunfire was heard"? What the heck does that mean? Maybe he wasn't shot and killed?]

police said that Tetsuya Yamagishi, a 41-year-old unemployed man, was arrested at the scene and was being investigated for murder. the suspect confessed to his crime, police said, adding that he told them he harbored a grudge against a group he believed was connected to Abe. Yamagishi also claimed to police that he had previously worked at japan’s navy for three years.

They said they understood the attack was carried out with a homemade gun and later found several other weapons that appeared to be homemade from a mix of metal and wood at Yamagishi’s residence. It is unclear whether the suspect carried proper licenses for the weapons. [N.S.: That last sentence was unintentionally hilarious.]

Police are still investigating whether the suspect acted alone.

GRA: It should be obvious by now, if a person wants to kill someone—they’ll do it—no matter what laws are on the books.

--GRA