Citation(s) from the GunPolicy.org literature library
Alleman, Mark. 2000 ‘Japan - Special Standards for Permission of Air Guns and Hunting Guns.’ Firearm and Sword Possession Control Law (Translation); Vol. 9(1) (Art. 5-2.4), pp. 207. Seattle WA: Pacific Rim Law & Policy Journal Association. 1 February
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Where the subject of the hunting gun application for permission under Article 4(1)(1) is a rifle (a hunting gun having a barrel cavity that has a spiral guide, where the spiral guided portion exceeds half the length of the barrel cavity; same hereinafter), the Prefectural Public Safety Commission shall not grant permission to a person seeking permission to possess said rifle unless the person meets one of the following conditions:
(1) where a person seeks to possess a rifle for purposes of hunting or extermination of harmful animals, such person must make a business of capturing (or killing, hereinafter the same) animals by means of a rifle, or must be required to capture animals by means of a rifle in order to stop damage to a business enterprise, or must have for ten years or more continuously held permission to possess hunting guns under Article 4(l)(1);
(2) where a person seeks to possess a rifle for use in target practice, such person must be an athlete participating in a rifle shooting competition prescribed by Cabinet Order, or an appropriate candidate for such a competition, as recommended by a person prescribed by Cabinet Order.