[africanboy]

That, but also Swiss are rich and are an exception in the entire World.

But looking at the numbers to add more context: Switzerland is very different from USA.

First of all gun ownership in Switzerland is around 25%, it's over 40% in USA.

Secondly, 25% of Swiss own a firearm, not a gun, in USA gun ownership (meaning a gun) is at 22℅

In Italy gun ownership is at 12% and gun deaths are almost zero, as in Switzerland most of the legally owned firearms are rifles for hunting purpose, kept locked in a cabinet.

Nobody in Switzerland sleeps with their gun under the pillow and nobody thinks it's a solution to crime, that's the biggest difference.

[anfilt]

I am sorry what? You predicate your statement by saying Switzerland is rich... I am sorry but those who are not “rich” should also be allowed to own firearms. Predicating ownership by wealth is just classist.

[africanboy]

I don't predicate ownership, first of all.

Secondly: Americans own too many guns and that's stupid.

third: USA is the richest country in the Worlsd and the largest owner of guns on the planet, so please don't make it a class issue, because it's really not.

Finally: Swiss are rich, they have an higher education on average so they don't end up shooting each other on the street like in the USA, were they think that owning firearms is a solution to poor education.

The only 2 places in Europe where there have been domestic mass shootings that were not terroristic attacks are Switzerland and Norway, not surprisingly the two countries that own more firearms.

Guns are bad. It's a fact.

[giardini]

africanboy says "Nobody in Switzerland sleeps with their gun under the pillow ..."

And you know this how?

[africanboy]

Because I am from Italy and lived in Zurich for 4 years.

You really thought that an African boy couldn't possibly know? Seriously?

[giardini]

africanboy says>"You really thought that an African boy couldn't possibly know? Seriously?"

It has nothing to do with "an African boy". You could be a 10-year-old South American pogo referee and I still would not believe that you have the slightest idea of how many Swiss sleep with or w/o pistols beneath their pillows! Seriously!