A few years ago I had a "Bookface Friend" who lived in Netherlands. ("Had.") He used to go on and on about their superior political system in EU, from their vaunted Socialist Heathcare to, yes, very tight controls on firearms. The guy was literally too terrified to even consider a trip to the US, even if he had to for his company. He would have quit his job first, he was so sure we're all cruising around, shooting up the cities. I couldn't talk him out of this notion.
The ironic part is, his Grilfriend is from the Philippines, and he travels there all the time.
Maybe they have fewer murders there?