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→Gun control outside the USA: Altered wording, and remove irrelevant comment about Buddhism, as the same argument could be made about Christianity in America
== Gun control outside the USA ==
== Gun control outside the USA ==
Gun control advocates selectively cite foreign nations to argue that gun control can reduce crime. For example, they cite [[Singapore]] as having gun control and a lower crime rate than the [[United States]]. But has less than 5 million persons and one of the highest literacy and average wealth in the world. It lacks all the freedoms in the [[United States]] and strictly imposes harsh physical punishment, such as caning and the [[death penalty]], for crimes that are not punished so harshly in the [[United States]]. In addition, the majority religion in Signapore is [[Buddhism]], which strictly prohibits common crimes.
Gun control advocates cite foreign countries to argue that gun control can reduce crime, but such comparison can be difficult due to the presence of other factors. For example, they cite [[Singapore]] as having gun control and a lower crime rate than the [[United States]], but Singapore has less than 5 million persons and one of the highest literacy and average wealth in the world. It lacks many of the freedoms found in the [[United States]] and strictly imposes harsh physical punishment, such as caning and the [[death penalty]], for crimes that are not punished so harshly in the [[United States]].
Gun control supporters also cite [[Japan]], where firearms are illegal and crime rates are relatively low. But [[Japan]] also lacks many freedoms and diversity which exist in the [[United States]], and [[Japan]] has strong cultural deterrents to crime. Ironically, [[Japan]] is home to [[Tokyo Marui]], the world's largest [[airsoft]] gun manufacturer, which designs [[airsoft]] guns that are made to the same scale and with the same materials as the real counterpart and which have been mistaken by police for real guns.
Gun control supporters also cite [[Japan]], where firearms are illegal and crime rates are relatively low. But [[Japan]] also lacks many freedoms and diversity which exist in the [[United States]], and [[Japan]] has strong cultural deterrents to crime. Ironically, [[Japan]] is home to [[Tokyo Marui]], the world's largest [[airsoft]] gun manufacturer, which designs airsoft guns that are made to the same scale and with the same materials as the real counterpart and which have been mistaken by police for real guns.
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