text: why is there so many gun deaths in the us? and it's not ownership, switzerland, canada etc. have a higher percentage of the population owning guns because just anyone can get a hold of one. i think the us should make a new gun law that makes people who want to own a gun take saftey classes before they can own one. its also in the media espcially in music. in "rap" music singers portrait gun violence and killing people cool. i think people who pass saftey classes and police interviews are the only ones who should be eligable for gun ownership.