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  abromofoJun. 15, 2009 - 06:24PM JST

  Everything about this guy makes my skin crawl. The sad and confusing thing is, he actually has a fan base in this country.

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  abromofoJun. 15, 2009 - 06:13PM JST

  This is a firearm capable of inflicting serious damage and injury to anything or anybody and should not be in the hands of a ten year old kid

  Get a grip of yourself! By definition, this is not a firearm. And in my experience, and by law in Japan, model guns sold at Japanese department stores are not capable of inflicting serious damage on anything!

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  abromofoJun. 15, 2009 - 06:09PM JST

  As I said, I like the conversation this pic has created.

  Gun ownership is not illegal in Japan. There's a firearm store just down the road from my office. They must have some customers, right?

  Here is my understanding of the law in this country:

  Handguns:

  1) 50 citizens are allowed to own handguns at any one time in Japan. 2) These 50 citizens are required to store their gun at a police station. 3) Naturally, there's a long waiting list, and a lot of procedures are involved.

  Rifles and Shotguns:

  1) There is no limit to the number of people that may own these at any one time. 2) These must be of the single shot variety. 3) There are a lot of procedures involved, but it's not that difficult to own one.

  With these laws, it's extremely difficult for anyone, let alone a Japanese schoolboy to go on a US-style shooting rampage.

  In this country, no-one takes any notice of a kid walking around with a gun, because it's extremely unlikely that it would be real.

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  abromofoJun. 15, 2009 - 12:46PM JST

  Love the photo! Thanks for posting it.

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  abromofoJun. 11, 2009 - 03:29PM JST

  I agree with Hakujinsensei. I do everything I possibly can to keep my kids safe. But a few weeks ago my 3 year old daughter went into the bathroom, fell into the bath, and was a few seconds away from drowning when I ran in and pulled her out. She was OK. But I almost had a heart attack afterwards. But the point is, there's no telling what kids will do, and even the best parent can't protect them from everything. We adults just have to look out for them.

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  abromofoJun. 09, 2009 - 03:57PM JST

  I agree there's a serious lack of road law enforcement in Japan. I often see middle aged men driving insanely.

  Last weekend, one of these types appeared behind me and flashed his lights, and swerved madly behind me as I as travelling in the right-hand lane at 120km/h. I calmly changed lanes to let him pass, and he proceeded to intimidate the car in front. The next car refused to let him past, so he swerved into the left-hand lane and sped into the distance.

  Samuraiiki: I don't personally know anyone who has forgiven the Japanese Imperial Army for atrocities. Putting themselves above God because they cannot forgive? I think you'll find the majority of the world's population would have trouble forgiving someone for murdering a loved one. Personally, if it happened to me, I would seek revenge and feel satisfaction when I carried it out.

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