Abe's shooter made a gun with readily available hardware.
The Murder Weapon
The weapon used in the tragic Abe’s assassination was a 40 by 20 centimeter double-barrel homemade gun comprised of two metal plumbing pipes taped onto a wood mount. The firing component featured a basic electrical wiring circuit connected to commercial batteries (The Straits Times, July 9). The ammunition and propellant used was likely procured commercially or self-made (The Japan Times, July 10).
On the whole, the pistol was constructed with commercially available, hardware store materials (The Japan Times, July 10). The suspect had searched for assembly methods online, including on YouTube (The Japan Times, July 11). The gun could have been manufactured in a matter of days with minimum knowledge and basic engineering skills (The Straits Times, July 9; The Japan Times, July 10). https://jamestown.org/program/the-assassination-of-shinzo-abe-in-japan-and-the-threat-from-primitive-homemade-weapons/
Photo: https://www.ir-ia.com/images/Abe-assassin-gun-parts.jpg
Message: If the government doesn't allow guns, people will find a way.
Abe's shooter made a gun with readily available hardware.
The Murder Weapon
The weapon used in Abe’s assassination was a 40 by 20 centimeter double-barrel homemade gun comprised of two metal plumbing pipes taped onto a wood mount. The firing component featured a basic electrical wiring circuit connected to commercial batteries (The Straits Times, July 9). The ammunition and propellant used was likely procured commercially or self-made (The Japan Times, July 10).
On the whole, the pistol was constructed with commercially available, hardware store materials (The Japan Times, July 10). The suspect had searched for assembly methods online, including on YouTube (The Japan Times, July 11). The gun could have been manufactured in a matter of days with minimum knowledge and basic engineering skills (The Straits Times, July 9; The Japan Times, July 10). https://jamestown.org/program/the-assassination-of-shinzo-abe-in-japan-and-the-threat-from-primitive-homemade-weapons/
Photo: https://www.ir-ia.com/images/Abe-assassin-gun-parts.jpg