Gun Control & RKBA
In reply to the discussion: What should be the limit on ownership of guns? [View all]Matrosov
(1,098 posts)For starters, Japanese culture is generally much more tolerant of suicide. In some cases taking your life is even seen as the most honorable action you can take, such as when samurai in feudal Japan took their own lives in response to failure or when Japanese kamikaze pilots in WWII turned their planes into guided bombs.
These days some Japanese feel suicide is an acceptable response to poor academic performance or losing one's job. The extreme expectations related to academic and job performance also lead to higher rates of mental illness, and consequently suicide, as well.
Japan is a good example of how a gun ban would obviously not eliminate suicide, as firearms make killing easier but don't drive someone to suicide in the first place, but at least it would help to save a few more lives.