7. Sweden
According to Swedish Crime Survey, Sweden is internationally known for its low murder and homicide rate. Both lethal and non-lethal violence has decreased in the last 25 years. It is estimated that an approximate number of homicides by guns per 100,000 people amounts 0.41, which is why this country is on 7th rank in countries with no gun laws and low crime list. Sweden is a land of hunters — that explains a number of 31.6 guns per 100 people. A potential gun owner must meet some requirements in order to become a legal applicant for a gun license. Firearms such as air guns or “similar weapons with projectile energy less than 10 joules at the end of barrel“ can be owned without a license and anyone over the 18 years age can buy it. Further on, the applicant must fill in an application in the local police station. Membership of an approved shooting club and passing a hunting test (jägarexamen) is also required. However, it is considered to be illegal for Swedish people to carry any kind of firearm, unless for hunting purposes. Collecting is the second case of gun ownership in this country. More or less, owning any kind of firearm in Sweden is seen as a privilege.
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