Switzerland:
http://www.gunownersalliance.com/swiss-1.htm
The army sells a variety of machine guns, submachine guns, anti-tank weapons, anti-aircraft guns, howitzers and cannons. Purchasers of these weapons require an easily obtained cantonal license, and the weapons are registered, In a nation of six million people, there are at least two million guns, including 600,00 fully automatic assault rifles, half a million pistols, and numerous machine guns. Virtually every home has a gun.
Besides subsidised military surplus, the Swiss can buy other firearms easily too. While long guns require no special purchase procedures, handguns are sold only to those with a Waffenerwerbsschien (purchase certificate) issued by a cantonal authority. A certificate is issued to every applicant over 18 who is not a criminal or mentally infirm.
There are no restrictions on the carrying of long guns. About half the cantons have strict permit procedures for carrying handguns, and the other half have no rules at all There is no discernible difference in the crime rate between the cantons as a result of the different policies.
Thanks to a lawsuit brought by the Swiss gun lobby, semi-automatic rifles require no purchase permit and are not registered by the government. Thus, the only long guns registered by the government are full automatics. (Three cantons do require collectors of more than 10 guns to register.)
"................ a highly biased Library of Congress book Gun Control Laws in Foreign Countries (which tax dollars paid for). That book claims that in Switzerland "the policy is not to provide automatic guns and other dangerous weapons to the general population"-an utter untruth, at least if one considers adults to be part of "the general population."
Don't know about other European countries but I understand Yemen is pretty easy going regarding automatic weapons:
http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2002/10/08/1033538898626.html
"About 60 million guns are held among a population of 18 million people."
http:///www.whitehutchinson.com/leisure/sanatravel.shtml
"The Yemen government seems to also be taking measures to decrease the carrying of guns, especially AK-47 machine guns, which can be intimidating to foreigners. Many Yemenis consider a gun a basic part of their dress, no different that traditional --- dagger that many wear in their belts. They are worn as a symbol of pride and tradition, not to be used. While in Sana'a, I only saw one citizen carrying an AK-47 in a traditional Yemeni restaurant.
