3. Japan Leans Strict Regulation
No matter how you look at it, Japan is winning the gun crime competition. The country is only victim to gun crime for one in every ten million of its citizens, making Japan the country with the lowest instance of gun crime in the world. Some experts link this phenomenon to Japan’s incredibly strict gun laws in which only shotguns, air guns, and a very limited selection of other options are available. The Japanese government also mandates that its people undergo a rigorous series of written, background, drug, and mental tests as well as annual reviews in order to own a weapon in the country.
4. Germany Has Seen Good Results From Psychiatric Tests
Germany has an incredibly high ownership of guns within its borders. However, the gun homicide rate in the country is one of the lowest in the entire world. One person for every 2,000 people is a victim of gun violence in Germany. Compare that to nearly 7 people for every 2,000 people in the United States. That number has been achieved thanks to a very marked drop in homicide rates due to the implementation of strict psychiatric tests for anyone under the age of 25 applying for a gun license. This simple step has dropped homicide rates by a quarter in just five years.
