Switzerland has a stunningly high rate of gun ownership -- here's why it doesn't have mass shootings

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8. It sounds like the NRA doesn't know a whole lot about Switzerland (or doesn't want to).

I have an office in Switzerland, and my guy there was subject to compulsory military service like just about all Swiss males. After serving his required time, he was in the reserves (also mandatory) and had to participate in maneuvers in the mountains, freezing his ass off for two weeks out of the year. All reservists are required to keep their weapons at home for easy access and defense (holdover from World War II, when the Axis powers were on about 85% or Switzerland's border--100% if you count occupied German-occupied France).

Since about half of the Swiss are men, well DUH, of course there are millions of guns kept in Swiss homes. The difference is that the Swiss try to make sure the guns are stored with mature, responsible men trained in their use (and trained NOT to use them when not called for). Nut cases are deliberately weeded out, not given the chance to buy them the second they are old enough to get a driver's license (18 in most of Europe). Since he passed the age for required reservist duty, I don't think my Swiss guy has even looked at his gun, except to possibly clean it every few years, in decades. How many American gun owners can truthfully say THAT?