Pete,
Fair enough,
I agree, unfortunally guns will most likely not be banned in my lifetime. Assault weapons(designed to kill lots, quickly) hopefully will, just my opinion.
Yes, there may have been a time when a fight could end with a knock down. Today, you would most likely have a felony arrest, possably gun fire or both.
Yes, today the Japanese people do display an unusual anount of self control, but then they banned and carefully collected virtually all guns in 1945. It seems to be working for them.
I believe that the US did the banning and collecting of guns.