Originally shared by Zaid El-Hoiydi
Cold War Syndrome: guns are made available for everyone, making everyone feels the need to get a gun.
In 2003 the Japanese went as far as to ban the ownership of swords (http://goo.gl/aicBdl). Needless to say that, during our days in Japan, we have never had the slightest reason to fear anything but the rain and a craving to buy silly stuff.