>> 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, many gun owners' attitudes in switzerland are very different from the nra. ursula lutz, the pistol packing