7 Dead, 11 injured in killing spree in Akihabara, Tokyo

Just got word from Kevin. A crazy guy decided he was tired of life and that he would kill people. Drove to Akihabara, the geek/tech district of Tokyo, and drove his rented truck through the crowd. Then he jumped out with a knife and started stabbing people. Details here.

This is Japan's answer to Virginia Tech, but you'll notice when it happens here, its never with guns, because the laws are so strict. As a result, these types of killings are quite rare, simply because its difficult to pull them off. 7 years ago, a crazy man went to an Elementary School to stab children. He had to resort to that act of cowardice, because if he had tried to bring a knife to a high school or University, he would have had the living shit beat out of him.

So while its true that its people that kill people, and not guns...not having them around does reduce the possible damage.