Former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe assassinated.

https://www.cnn.com/asia/live-news/shinzo-abe-japan-pm-collapses-nara-07-08-22-intl-hnk/index.html

I tell ya, what is this world coming to?

Originally posted by VG_Addict
https://www.cnn.com/asia/live-news/shinzo-abe-japan-pm-collapses-nara-07-08-22-intl-hnk/index.html

I tell ya, what is this world coming to? Assassination has always been a thing.

Was it ninjas?

"Japan is deemed one of world's safest countries, with highly restrictive gun laws and extremely rare political violence. The fatal shooting of former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has shocked Japan, a country with some of the world's toughest gun-control laws."

How come all these assassinations and mass shootings of world leaders happen in gun free zones?

Okay, it was just one, and he was the former prime minister but still, Japan needs to lower its gun control laws as there's a good market for revolvers over there. Don't they play that Mao game?

Pretty crazy.

It's so uncommon there, though, that I can see it surprising them.

I can see Conservative gun-cultists loving this story, though. "See? Even if you outlaw guns (or make them much harder to get) people will make their own, etc, blah, blah.."

As they completely miss the point that it's very rare in Japan.

Originally posted by Patient_Leech
Pretty crazy.

It's so uncommon there, though, that I can see it surprising them.

I can see Conservative gun-cultists loving this story, though. "See? Even if you outlaw guns (or make them much harder to get) people will make their own, etc, blah, blah.."

As they completely miss the point that it's very rare in Japan. I like my answer better. ermmhappy

Absolutely shocking. A major leader of a first world country being assassinated nowadays is shocking enough, but for this to happen in modern Japan of all places...

Remember:
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Originally posted by Patient_Leech
Pretty crazy.

It's so uncommon there, though, that I can see it surprising them.

I can see Conservative gun-cultists loving this story, though. "See? Even if you outlaw guns (or make them much harder to get) people will make their own, etc, blah, blah.."

As they completely miss the point that it's very rare in Japan.

It's to be expected, if only every Japanese citizen had a gun, a brave soul would have stopped this..

There were a total of 10 gun related incidents in 2021: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1004936/japan-case-firearm-harm/


The guy who murdered Abe used a home-made gun.

https://youtu.be/9kDJ2oQBNTY?t=100

Hideo Kojima has been confirmed as the assassin.

He got what he deserved tbh.

Originally posted by jaden_2.0
Was it ninjas? crylaugh

Abe was a rightwing nationalist doodoo boy, but assassinating him was a bad idea, it's just going to elevate him in people's minds, along with his shitty rightwing beliefs.