Violation is liable to penalties of 3 years or less imprisonment, or a fine of up to 1million yen (Article 58). Their manufacture requires permission by the Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry (Articles 3 & 4). In this Law 'explosives' are defined as 'gunpowder,' 'explosives' and 'related products' (Article 2, paragraph 1). of explosives in order to prevent explosives-related disasters and to ensure public safety. 149) aims to regulate the manufacture, sales, stockpiling, transportation, consumption, etc. The Law (promulgated on May 4 1950, Law No.

Violation for profit is liable to penalties of 5 to 15 years or life imprisonment, or 5 to 15 years or life imprisonment and a fine of up to 5 million yen(Article 31). Violation is liable to penalties of 3 to 15 years imprisonment. Manufacture of ordnance requires permission by the Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry (Articles 3 & 4). In this Law 'ordnance' is defined as 'firearms', 'their ammunition', 'explosives' and 'mechanical device that drops or ejects explosives', or their parts. Manufacturing activity of ordnance requires authorization. 145) aims to regulate the manufacture, sales, etc. The Law (promulgated on August 1 1953, Law No. Import for profit is liable to penalties of 5 to 15 years or life imprisonment, or 5 to 15 years or life imprisonment and a fine of up to 10 million yen. Import of firearms in violation of Article 3, paragraph 4 is liable to penalties of 3 to 15 years imprisonment. In this Law 'firearms' are defined as handguns, military rifles, machine guns, guns, hunting guns, any other firearms charged with gunpowder, and air guns (Article 2, paragraph 1). Of firearms, the import of handguns, military rifles, machine guns and guns is also prohibited, in principle. The Law (promulgated on March 10 1958, Law No.6) aims to prohibit, in principle, the possession of firearms and swords.

(1) Laws and Regulations (A) Firearms and Swords Control LawДЄim. Thus, Japan by no means is a gun-prevalent society. Homicides resulting from the use of firearms are only about 50 per year. Civilian possession of firearms is about 400,000, or less than 0.5% of the total population. In addition, as a nation dedicated to peace, Japan does not export arms. Japan already has a legal system strictly regulating the manufacture, possession, and transfer of firearms including small arms and light weapons. Laws, Regulations and Other Measures (Section II, paragraph 2 & 3 of PoA) > Small Arms Light Weapons > National Report on the Implementation of Programme of Action (PoA) to Prevent, Combat and Eradicate the Illicit Trade in Small Arms and Light Weapons in All Its Aspects National Report on the Implementation of Programme of Action (PoA) to Prevent, Combat and Eradicate the Illicit Trade in Small Arms and Light Weapons in All Its Aspects Top > Foreign Policy > Arms Control, Disarmament and Non-Proliferation > Arms Control, Disarmament and Non-Proliferation > Conventional Weapons

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