Mass Murder Is a Choice. The Gun Industry Made It

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Mass Murder Is a Choice. The Gun Industry Made It
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The rates of gun ownership between Switzerland and the USA are vastly different. USA ownership is almost double that of Switzerland.

https://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-21379912

I'm not denying your take that it's a multifaceted issue, but equating the gun ownership between Switzerland and the USA doesn't paint an accurate picture.

Despite the USA having double the gun ownership that Switzerland does, the USA has more than 20 times the number of mass shootings. There's definitely more to this issue:

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

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

If we're throwing out Wikipedia links, here are the actual laws in Switzerland, many of which the pro-gun community in America staunchly oppose adopting, including the mandatory military service that would actually qualify gun owners to be part of a "well regulated militia".

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Firearms_regulation_in_Switzerland

Thanks! America could certainly learn from Switzerland on this issue.

Unfortunately, they're not interested in learning, especially from other countries.

It's just a way of deflecting blame away from failing gun laws so they can demand that other people spend 50 years building a impossible mental health utopia first.