Japan, where ordinary citizens are prohibited from holding guns, can be viewed as a safer country with less gun crimes compared to the terrible situation in the U.S.

As opportunities of international association increases, a sense of resistance to guns seems decreasing though I am not sure if it is an influence from American life. Shooting scenes in movies, TV programs and magazines seem widespread. Planning of shooting tours or using gun images in consumer goods for young people without thinking much about them may be signs of those changes.