weapon

A weapon it's a instrument or tool that allows you to attack or defend yourself. In general, the term refers to the physical aspect, since a weapon can physically hurt or even kill another person. However, in a figurative sense, the notion of weapon is often used to refer to verbal assaults or who seek to affect the other emotionally: "His mouth is a weapon that hurts those around him".

On the contrary, "weapons" can be understood as the set of virtues or knowledge that a person possesses and that opens doors for them on a social or labor level. In general it is used in relation to the command of foreign languages, mainly English; you can say that someone has the right weapons to get a job or to access a scholarship to study abroad.

Always within the meanings positive, which have no relation to violence, there is talk of weapons of seduction to refer to certain physical and intellectual characteristics that can help one person to conquer another. Although aesthetics play a very important role in society, the true weapons of seduction are usually a peculiar smile, or an enigmatic look, a deep and captivating voice, among many other possibilities, such as being a way of expressing oneself or of laughing very distinctive.

The concept of weapon is also used to refer to the armies and security forces of a country ("Iran's weapons are ready to repel the invasion"). On the other hand, it is known as a weapon militia or military profession.

A White weapon or cutting is the one used in the combat melee and that allows cutting the opponent's skin or piercing it with a point. The spear, ax, knife, sword, dagger and saber are examples of this type of weapon.

A blunt weapon It has a similar function, although it works by the force of the blow and not so much by its cutting capacity; some examples of this classification are the garrotes and the boleadoras.

A firearm It is the one that allows projectiles to be propelled, which are launched at high speed and can do a lot of damage. The rifle, the revolver, the pistol, the machine gun, the rifle and the carbine are weapons of fire.

Weapons, therefore, have the basic function of hurting others. Therefore, there are numerous groups social that they ask for him disarm and by reducing government budgets for weapons.

On JapanFor example, the possession of firearms is a very sensitive issue and it is experienced in the opposite way to countries like the United States, where any citizen can have a gun in his home. The shotgun is the only type of firearm that a Japanese person can acquire, although the procedure to obtain a license is very long and exhaustive: first, attendance is required to a series of theoretical lessons and to pass a written exam; then come practice and a shooting test; finally, the candidates are evaluated psychologically, to verify that they do not suffer from any mental disorder, and it is verified that they do not consume narcotics.

On the other hand, the police force conducts an investigation of his background, as well as that of his family, to confirm that there is no criminal history. It should be noted that belonging to a political activist group is sufficient reason not to pass the test. One area where the possession of shotguns is common is the sport clay pigeon shooting and hunting.