At top, a 12-gauge shotgun produced in Cyprus. As shown below, the trigger releases the cocking handle in the L-slot-type firing mechanism. This weapon can be viewed at the Imperial War Museum. London. (Illustration by Chris Kuhn J illicit production,' he added. 'Once a workshop was identified, the production of that particular piece would then start somewhere else, just as in occupied Europe in World Warll.' Every single society or environment that has banned firearms or created stringent control laws has witnessed the practical failure of such prohibition. For example, Japan has very tough laws against private ownership of firearms. To 'compensate,' Japan became the country where replica or model look-alike guns originated. Many of these so-called unshootable replicas have been modified for actual use. In 1976, Tokyo police made raids in which 33 replica