
Japan's strict gun laws make shootings rare
CNN
The shooting of former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has shocked Japan, a country with one of the world's lowest rates of gun crime due to its strict laws on gun ownership.
Abe was shot on Friday morning in the city of Nara while delivering a campaign speech and remains in critical condition undergoing emergency treatment, Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said.
Gun violence is extremely rare in Japan.

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