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Switzerland has 1/4 the number of guns per capita as the U.S.
Switzerland requires a permit to own a gun. This permit is also required to own daggers. This permit requires a clean criminal record and no mental health problems. Any guns acquired with this permit must be registered with the canton. Automatic firearms and tasers are banned.
You are not allowed to carry a weapon in public unless you have a separate permit that is issued sparingly.
Doesn't Switzerland have a really high rate of suicide by firearm?
Yes. Switzerland reduced the size of its military, and the number of firearm suicides (and total suicides) dropped correspondingly due to reduced access to firearms. https://www.thetrace.org/2016/09/military-suicides-switzerland-gun-suicide-prevention/
I hope this also correlated with a reduction in suicides overall and not just switching to other methods.