I can tell you something all of those countries share, other than not recognizing the right of self defense. A largely homogenous population. You think blacks are a minority here? You think Hispanics are a minority here? No, the problem isn't rooted in firearm ownership by this population, it is an intentional Balkinization of the population via identity politics that has pitted us neighbor against neighbor. This collectivist strategy is as old as time and is the foundation for the fall of empires. Every collectivist government that has risen and fallen has used the same playbook. Demonize your opponent, divide the populous, overpower the system. Identify a "common enemy" for the society to battle, if you can't find one, invent one . . . maybe "gun violence", or "assault weapons", or gun law "loopholes". Sound familiar? Every dictatorial government has used these tactics, the party of Democrats is simply the latest, but they won't be the last . . .