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That's what happens when you live in a communist country
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Russia is loosening its requirements for gun ownership
https://www.rt.com/news/206703-russi...-self-defense/
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the Russian government eases restrictions, allowing citizens to carry licensed weapons for the purposes of ‘self-defense.’
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Japan, a democracy and very capitalistic, went the other way.
A Land Without Guns: How Japan Has Virtually Eliminated Shooting Deaths - The Atlantic
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The only guns that Japanese citizens can legally buy and use are shotguns and air rifles, and it's not easy to do.
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Between half and 2/3 of US gun deaths are suicides. Japan, with almost no guns, has a suicide rate twice that of the US.
The Japanese are not us. They have a long tradition go obedience to authority and behaving in a manner appropriate to their neighbors. We do not.