The Japanese model is, basically: Regulate, regulate, regulate, and ban handguns entirely. A small pool of guns (shotguns, air rifles) are available for those willing to undergo an entire day of training, and pass literacy and shooting tests (to 95% accuracy), a mental health evaluation in a hospital, and comprehensive background checks which involve interviews with friends and family members.
When you do that? Very little gun crime at all.
It’s a simple philosophy. Fewer guns in circulation, and only in the hands of the most responsible people, means fewer deaths by guns.
South Korea does something similar and achieves similar results.
Read more about Japan’s approach here:
https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.businessinsider.com/gun-control-how-japan-has-almost-completely-eliminated-gun-deaths-2017-10%3famp
