Lycoris Recoil

[Ryllharu]

It's hilarious how this gun plan kind of directly attacks gun culture. They basically flat out said that having more guns will lead to more deaths, regardless of which society it is and what state that society is in.

That's not the intended takeaway here. Majima's statement is that Japan is lying to itself thinking that it is so peaceful. He's basically insulting the Japanese Nationalist stance that they are a "more cultured" nation and that Japan's people simply aren't prone to that kind of violence. His assertion that it is all lies and exaggeration (which it is, both in the series and in real life).

The guns are just the tinder to enflame the monstrous behavior in all of humanity. Because they make violence easy for anyone. A trained merc or a bunch of orphan girls. He's accelerating the natural cycle that DA controls by overburdening their ability to respond in secret and cover it up. Somehow in universe, people are still finding bombs and taking them to public parks as shown in the cold open of the series. Majima filled the city prefecture with items that are typically very difficult to acquire in Japan.

They're setting up the conflict of Chisato who has inherent faith in humanity against Majima's view that peace itself is a lie.

[shinta|hikari]

The guns are just the tinder to enflame the monstrous behavior in all of humanity. Because they make violence easy for anyone. A trained merc or a bunch of orphan girls.

This is what I meant. This statement is something people who love gun culture actively deny, always shifting blame to mental health or people or whatever. The reality is, and what this episode plainly accepts as truth, is that having guns will lead to more violence and death.

I know it is not the intended message, but it is a message you can very easily take away nonetheless.