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Somewhat related, I found a gun store in Tokyo once, of all places.
Are you sure that wasn't one of their hyper realistic airsoft rifle places??
As a native commonwealther, guns are legally a no, but that offers no protection from those who would end up getting one.
Something that bugs me is... weapons wouldn't be needed for defense if booby traps were legal, but those have even less legality in the world than guns, almost as if the whole goal is to make things hard.
It's not necessarily that much stricter in Europe. It's just guns for self-defense, isn't a thing.
Their are guns everywhere, and everyone who needs a gun has one.
It just stops the random fuckers getting their hands on one for no good reason. Also, automatic weapons are for killing humans. Why even sell those.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Overview_of_gun_laws_by_nation
USA: No permit required for semi-automatic long guns and hand guns
Europe: Allowed with permit β good reason (like sport shooting license or proving danger to life required)
So what you say is bullshit.
Itβs just guns for self-defense, isnβt a thing.
Not really, it is a thing in Switzerland and Czechia for example.
And even outside of that, not every country has laws as strict as Germany or UK.