Not the entire rest of the world - or at least, not completely. > The vast majority of men between the ages of 20 and 30 are conscripted into the militia and u

Not the entire rest of the world - or at least, not completely. > The vast majority of men between the ages of 20 and 30 are conscripted into the militia and undergo military training, including weapons training. The personal weapons of the militia are kept at home as part of the military obligations; Switzerland thus has one of the highest militia gun ownership rates in the world http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gun_politics_in_Switzerland http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gun_politics_in_Switzerland