Switzerland has a stunningly high rate of gun ownership — here's why it doesn't have mass shootings

Since 2001, there has been no mass shooting in Switzerland.

There are about 2 million privately owned guns in the country. There were 47 attempted homicides with firearms in the country. The murder rate in the country is very low.

The National Rifle Association points to Switzerland as a place where more rules on gun ownership are not necessary. The European country had one of the lowest murder rates in the world, according to the National Rifle Association.

There are specific rules and regulations for gun use in the Swiss.

Insider took a look at the country's past with guns to see why it has lower rates of gun violence than the US, where gun death rates are at their highest in more than 20 years, and the leading cause of death for children and adolescents.

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