And then we have this:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gun_pol...Czech_Republic
I agree with sper, it is culture based. My area has a lot of gun ownership, not a lot of gun crime. Every now and then there is a gun crime, it's usually a self-defense measure or it is committed by an "import." And by "import", I mean someone that is not a local and did not grow up in the area. Being within a few hours from Chicago, we actually get a lot of this and it is a pretty big problem.