OSAKA (TR) – Police in Osaka City have arrested a 67-year-old unemployed man after he was caught possessing a handgun and nine live rounds, and for firing the weapon inside his public housing apartment, reports 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 charges stem from an incident in late October when police discovered a revolver and nine bullets hidden inside a closet in Mori’s apartment. Investigators also determined that between August and September, Mori had fired the weapon at his bed while using 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 illegal firearm. During a raid on his home, officers seized the handgun, the ammunition, and the cushion, which had visible bullet holes.
Authorities are now working to determine how Mori obtained the weapon and whether he has any ties to organized crime syndicates.
