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Well, yeah, they don't run around killing people because the people who would do that typically don't get guns. Switzerland (as well as many other European countries with high gun ownership rates) conscripts most of its men into the military, and runs backgrounds on everyone before they can purchase most fire arms. People can be disqualified from owning weapons if they fail a psychiatric evaluation, or have a criminal record.