OSAKA (TR) – Police in Osaka City have arrested a 67-year-old unemployed man after he was caught possessing a handgun and 9 reside rounds, and for firing the weapon inside his public housing house, stories the Sankei Shimbun (Nov. 10).
Fumio Mori, a resident of the Torishima district in Konohana Ward, was taken into custody and referred to prosecutors on suspicion of violating the Swords and Firearms Control Law and the Explosives Control Law.
According to the Osaka Prefectural Police’s Organized Crime Division, Mori admitted to the allegations, telling investigators, “I wanted to check if the gun was real, so I fired it.”
The fees stem from an incident in late October when police found a revolver and 9 bullets hidden inside a closet in Mori’s house. Investigators additionally decided that between August and September, Mori had fired the weapon at his mattress whereas utilizing a cushion as a makeshift silencer.
Police launched an investigation into Mori earlier in October after receiving a tip that he was in possession of an unlawful firearm. During a raid on his residence, officers seized the handgun, the ammunition, and the cushion, which had seen bullet holes.
Authorities at the moment are working to find out how Mori obtained the weapon and whether or not he has any ties to organized crime syndicates.