In 2022, approximately 183.5 thousand firearms were owned with a gun permit in Japan, including hunting guns, air guns, construction guns, and others. Gun possession in Japan is strictly regulated under the Act for Controlling the Possession of Firearms or Swords and Other Such Weapons enacted in 1958.
Number of firearms owned with licenses 2013 to 2022
(in 1,000s)
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National Police Agency (Japan). (August 25, 2023). Number of firearms owned with licenses 2013 to 2022 (in 1,000s) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 08, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1323563/japan-number-guns-owned-licenses/
National Police Agency (Japan). "Number of firearms owned with licenses 2013 to 2022 (in 1,000s)." Chart. August 25, 2023. Statista. Accessed December 08, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1323563/japan-number-guns-owned-licenses/
National Police Agency (Japan). (2023). Number of firearms owned with licenses 2013 to 2022 (in 1,000s). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 08, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1323563/japan-number-guns-owned-licenses/
National Police Agency (Japan). "Number of Firearms Owned with Licenses 2013 to 2022 (in 1,000s)." Statista, Statista Inc., 25 Aug 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1323563/japan-number-guns-owned-licenses/
National Police Agency (Japan), Number of firearms owned with licenses 2013 to 2022 (in 1,000s) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1323563/japan-number-guns-owned-licenses/ (last visited December 08, 2024)
Number of firearms owned with licenses 2013 to 2022 (in 1,000s) [Graph], National Police Agency (Japan), August 25, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1323563/japan-number-guns-owned-licenses/