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Gun-law reform in the US will be up for debate this week in Congress, with the issue taking up the most pressing legislation at the federal level in more than three decades.

Here's what the US can learn from Switzerland, which has nearly eliminated mass shootings while maintaining a high rate of gun ownership.

NationofChange Ending gun violence in the US We can have guns on a limited basis – to provide societal and individual protection, but in a way that will prevent people from using the weapons for illegal or violent purposes. Switzerland has some of the most liberal gun laws in the world.  And yet it has few gun killings.  “The country has about 2 million privately owned guns in a nation of 8.3 million people. In 2016, the country had 47 attempted homicides with firearms. The country’s overall murder rate is near zero. The National Rifle Association often points to  Switze...

>> there are nowadays far more controls than there used to be in the past. >> everyone who buys a gun must pass a background check. automatic weapons are banned. gun purchases must be registered with the government. over time, swiss voters have even tightened these controls to comply with eu standards. the nra, killias says, would not be very happy. >> others would say it's a communist country. definitely. >> in the militia, soldiers can take home their weapons but not their ammunition. after a soldier has completed his service, he must now reapply for the right to keep his gun. the truth is, ...

His advice for the inexperienced -- don't fidget while shooting. despite the swiss people's enthusiasm for guns, gun homicide rates are much lower than the united states. 21 times lower in 2017, according to the institute for health, metrics and evaluation. supporters for gun rights in america have claimed that the swiss proved one of their main points, lots of guns does not necessarily mean lots of gun violence, but that is not the whole story here in switzerland. >> their interest definitely is not that any crazy man with a criminal history should go out and be able to buy a gun at any spot....