This is just the beginning and I would consider the information to be incomplete, but I hope we get more information like this about Japan.

I am confident that if we had a justice system like Japan, we would have a low crime rate too.

However, this information needs more research. This article should be considered a starting point.

http://www.ifeminists.com/interaction/forum/feminism0210/messages/859646395.html

or

http://www.totse.com/en/politics/the_world_beyond_the_usa/japsafe.html

Below is another link for more background information. The information is provided by the NRA. In the a debate, it would be more affective to source other independent sources.

http://www.hoboes.com/pub/Firearms/Data/Gun%20Control%20Utopia/Japanese%20Gun%20Control

Here is a source complete with bibliography:

http://www.davekopel.org/2A/LawRev/Japanese_Gun_Control.htm

If you read this text, you will note that Americans would never put up with this type of justice system. Ergo, we would never have the “safe” society that the anti-gunners think Japan has.