Japanese Police Weapons
Firearm and weapon policy.
Japanese police weapons. Made under license by minebea used with a leather holster or safariland leg holster. The police authority report that normally police will threaten to use their weapon but do not discharge it this happens about 200 times per year. Among the biggest contributors to low levels of gun violence are the police who prefer to rely on their skills in martial arts and futon rolling. Primary submachine gun of the japan ground self defense force.
Bansho rokugin or keigo roku go. It s double action revolver with a 38 special caliber based upon smith wesson style designs. These were the kanamuchi the kiriko no bo the tetto the sodegarami the tsukubo and the sasumata. Minebea 9mm machine pistol.
An investigation reviewing the use of weapons by police details the firearm use from 2003 to 2014. In a typical year the police shoot 20 warning shots aimed at people or vehicles. The japanese police force s standard handgun is called new nambu model 60. No person shall possess a firearm or firearms or a sword or swords and there are few exceptions.
The firearm and sword possession control law strictly regulates the civilian ownership of guns swords and other weaponry in accordance with a 1958 japanese law which states. Edo period police stations were required to keep six kinds of weapons bansho rokugin or keigo roku go available for use in case of disturbances. Japan has virtually eradicated gun crime. In 1947 professor frank a.
The new standard issue pistol for japan self defense force. Post by lawrence 01 apr 2009 21 35 did the regular japanese police carry firearms in the 1930s. Matsuyama developed an eight inch plastic stick he called a yawara stick named for an early japanese martial art. I know that junsa patrolmen carried swords but considering the low crime rate japan had then were guns deemed unnecessary.