The assassin of Mr. Shinzo Abe was "extraordinarily calm" when taking his testimony, the police admitted to shortcomings

Mitsuru Fukuda, a professor at Nihon University specializing in crisis and terrorism management, said that 3D printing guns and bomb making can now be learned over the Internet anywhere in the world.

NHK reported on July 8 that the shooter of former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe was a 41-year-old former member of the Self-Defense Forces (SDF) Tetsuya Yamagami. According to analysts, the suspect who murdered former Japanese Prime Minister Abe Shinzo with a homemade gun may have built the weapon in a day or two after acquiring readily available materials such as wood and metal pipes - Japan Today reported.

Suspect Yamagami Tetsuya assassinated the former Prime Minister because he believed he was connected to an organization his mother was a member of. Speaking to investigators, Yamagami said the suspect's mother had contributed a lot of money to the organization, causing the family to face many financial difficulties.

Earlier, during the interrogation, Yamagami repeatedly mentioned the name of a religious group. "I intended to target a high-ranking official (of this religious group)," the suspect said. However, the official from the religious group the suspect mentioned was not present at the scene of the incident on July 8.

The suspect also provided other meaningless statements. Authorities are investigating to confirm whether the suspect has sufficient behavioral capacity to be prosecuted for criminal responsibility.

Nara city police said that after hearing that Mr. Abe was going to have an election campaign on the morning of July 8 in the western Japanese city of Nara, Yamagami took a train to the ceremony area. Police, after searching Yamagami's home, seized several guns similar to the one used to kill Mr. Abe. During the testimony, the suspect was unusually "calm", according to police.

The attack shows that gun violence cannot be completely eliminated even in a country where gun laws are strict, where people have barely heard of buying or owning a gun. In recent years, there have been several cases of people making illegal firearms themselves in Japan.

However, gun crime is still rare in Japan. According to police data, in 2021, the whole of Japan has only 10 shootings, 8 gangsters participating, leaving 1 person dead and 4 injured.

At a press conference on July 9, police chief Onizuka confirmed that Mr. Abe's security staff had followed his approved plan, according to CNN. "After the first report of the incident was made at 11:30 a.m. and the situation was revealed, it was the culmination of the guilt and remorse I've felt in my 27 years of law enforcement. ", said Mr. Onizuka.

"I feel the weight of my responsibility," added Mr Onizuka, while looking deeply moved. Mr. Onizuka confirmed that there was a gap in the security protection for the late Prime Minister Abe.

The Japan Times on July 8 reported that Japan's National Police Agency (NPA) will review errors in ensuring security for late Prime Minister Abe after he was shot. The investigation comes as the NPA is seriously looking into why police officers and other armed security personnel tasked with protecting Mr. Abe were unable to prevent the assassination.

At that time, Mr. Abe was protected by a team of officers from the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department (MPD), led by a senior official from the security division of the Nara Prefectural Police Department, according to the NPA. An NPA official declined to comment on the number of security personnel and their force layout at the time. The official said that disclosing the above information could affect future security operations.

Mitsuru Fukuda, a professor at Nihon University specializing in crisis and terrorism management, said that 3D printing guns and bomb making can now be learned over the Internet anywhere in the world.

"Guns can be made in just 2-3 days after getting parts like pipes," said Fukuda, who analyzed images of the gun used in the murder of former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe. good.

Video images showed the attacker shooting Mr Abe with a device with a pistol grip and what appeared to be two tubes wrapped in black electrical tape. Police arrested 41-year-old Tetsuya Yamagami at the scene, and the subject admitted to shooting Mr. Abe.

Homemade guns can be made "as easy as turning the hand". Gun commentator Tetsuya Tsuda says anyone with a basic understanding of how guns work can do it with minimal knowledge. The weapon used in the murder of former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe may not take up to half a day to make, according to Tetsuya Tsuda.

According to Japanese media reports, the suspect told investigators that he had searched online for instructions on how to make guns, as well as ordered parts and gunpowder on the Internet.

The Nara Prefectural Police told the media that the homemade gun was 40x20 cm in size and made of materials such as metal and wood. Police did not rule out the possibility that the bullets were also handmade, but said they were still investigating.

The assassin of Mr. Shinzo Abe was revealed by his colleagues: Be gentle Rosé11:47:44 11/07/2022Police searched Yamagami's home in Nara Prefecture and confiscated guns similar to this double-barreled gun. He told police he was "walking around" in the vicinity of Yamato-Saidaiji station before Mr Abe started speaking at noon on July 8. NHK broadcaster on July 10, citing...