Citation(s) from the GunPolicy.org literature library
Japan. 2018 ‘Stockpile Management.’ National Report of Japan on its Implementation of the United Nations Programme of Action to Prevent, Combat and Eradicate the Illicit Trade in Small Arms and Light Weapons in All Its Aspects (UNPoA); Sect. 5 (9.4.2), p. 13. New York, NY: Permanent Mission of Japan to the United Nations. 1 January
Relevant contents
9.4 During the biennial reporting period, has your country destroyed surplus stocks? YES
9.4.1 How many SALW were destroyed?
i) First reporting year (2016)
[N/A]
ii) Second reporting year (2017)
[N/A]
9.4.2 Any further comments regarding destruction?
During reporting period, the Japan Coast Guard destroyed 823 old handguns and 18 old rifles by melting, and the police destroyed 705 unrepaired handguns and 7,317 old handguns by melting.
[SALW = Small Arms and Light Weapons]