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Switzerland's national defense strategy is designed around an armed civilian militia. They have some of the highest rates of gun ownership in the world, as well as some of the lowest rates of gun crime in the world.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Firearms_regulation_in_Switzer...

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The guns stored in homes as part of military service, are stored without ammunition. While CH does have a relatively high amount of guns per capita (~27), it pales in comparison to the United States (~120). Is the US 4X safer than Switzerland, or might there be other factors that account more for the low crime rates in Switzerland?

>The guns stored in homes as part of military service, are stored without ammunition

This is only partially true. The military allows them to keep the rifle but does not issue them ammo to take home. However, ammo is readily available most anywhere and perfectly legal to have.

Canada (34.7) has more guns per capita than CH:

* https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Estimated_number_of_civilian_g...

Lower firearm deaths as well (2.64 vs 1.94):

* https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_firearm-r...

The comparisons show that the amount of firearms alone doesn't explain the number of deaths.

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