That and most gun issues in the us mostly fall into gang activity or suicide.

It isn't so simple to compare country XYZ to the USA, especially a homogenous society like Switzerland with different military requirements compared to the US with a vastly less analogous population and training.

Very true - I need to find some stats that compare gun violence in countries with gang / suicides excluded or broken out

I have the sneaking suspicion that his comment is not restricted to current or former Israeli and Swiss citizens...