Lax laws and deep-rooted gun culture cause high rates of global firearm ownership, with the US leading the way.
From: Al Jazeera World
Guns in Switzerland
Al Jazeera World looks at the neutral nation’s entrenched gun culture and the debate about the right to carry weapons.
7 Oct 2015
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