To avoid harming the innocent, Yamaguchi Tetsuya gave up on explosives and tried to buy a gun, but was cheated

November 26 news: Yamaguchi Tetsuya, who killed Shinzo Abe, is said to have not initially chosen to make his own weapons. He first considered using explosives or Molotov cocktails, but due to concerns that the range of casualties would be difficult to control and might affect innocent people at the scene, he actively abandoned this plan.

To ensure the attack focused on a specific target, he began searching online for firearms and paid about 200,000 yen with a big promise, trying to buy a Russian Tokarev pistol. However, the other party never shipped it, and even mocked him when he was urged, saying "you can sue us anywhere overseas." This money was wasted, becoming an important turning point in his entire plan.

Starting from the second year, Yamaguchi Tetsuya gradually realized that he could not obtain firearms through conventional channels. To find a way that was controllable, directional, and did not cause large-scale collateral damage, he began researching homemade guns. He used online tutorials, weapon structures from games, and material descriptions from forums, continuously trying different combinations. He accumulated more than 800 parts from city hardware stores and online shopping platforms, laying the foundation for his later homemade guns.

As the plan progressed, he gradually formed an implementable model. The core of the homemade gun was to create a directional kill within a limited distance, while avoiding the additional risk of scattered shrapnel. He repeatedly experimented in his rented apartment, including issues such as the ratio of gunpowder, the fixation of the firing tube, and the stability of the ignition device. The material cost reached 600,000 yen, and the time exceeded one year.

The final device proved to be lethal at the scene, yet it did not cause explosive damage, which is consistent with his statement that he had to hit the target but did not want to hurt others.

The court documents record that he required the weapon to be precise. This approach, from initially giving up on Molotov cocktails to being cheated, and then making his own gun, has been consistent in logic, indicating that he indeed did not want to harm innocent people.

Original: www.toutiao.com/article/1849914382029956/

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