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Just because some country has strict firearms laws, doesn't automatically mean it is an oppressive country. There are more things than firearms laws that make a country an oppressive place or not.
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Not exactly firearms related but more on the subject of freedom/oppression - on a trip back to home it was striking how often you see cars pulled over by the police in the US (I had forgotten about this). In Japan I might see that once a month or less.
I also once saw a guy screaming into the face of a cop over a parking ticket here in Japan. The cop just took it and let the guy rant. When he was done the guy drove away - nothing else happened. In the US, in any state I have been to, I can only imagine how many days you would spend in jail (and/or the hospital) after doing something like that. Japanese cops really do their jobs like they are servants of the public at large.