Thought I would throw this out there.
UK an Switzerland both are European countries. UK has strict gun laws restricting the ownership of guns. Switzerland has one of the highest gun ownership numbers in the world an my understanding is that they issue assault weapons to the general population.
Here is a comparison of crime rates per capita.
http://www.nationmaster.com/compare/Switzerland/United-Kingdom/Crime
Read them all but also remember the "Murders with firearms" statistic is not total murders, only gun related ones.
UK an Switzerland both are European countries. UK has strict gun laws restricting the ownership of guns. Switzerland has one of the highest gun ownership numbers in the world an my understanding is that they issue assault weapons to the general population.
Here is a comparison of crime rates per capita.
http://www.nationmaster.com/compare/Switzerland/United-Kingdom/Crime
Read them all but also remember the "Murders with firearms" statistic is not total murders, only gun related ones.