Sorry I phrased it poorly maybe and yes, it was a rate of between 20 and 25 or so per 100 people (not 1000). As you mention, I guessed that much of that also applied to a smaller percentage owning the majority of guns. Those things aside, I don't think this takes away from my main argument.
Sure, if we substitute "many people own guns" with "10% of people own guns" the your argument holds that most people in Europe simply don't avail themselves of guns despite the "good reasons" you cite.
I'm in a rural are in Australia, we have guns like we have shovels and mechanic pits in the sheds - they're funtional tools with a purpose (guns -> feral control).
Waving guns about to deter thieves isn't as useful as having actionable video evidence of theft that identifies people and vehicles .. and it runs the risk of escalation and having to deal with a wounding | murder charge.
Weird sentence. What would that be per 1000 people .. still a quarter?
To clarify, Norway has ~ 28 firearms per 100 people but only 1 in 10 people own at least one firearm.
So, like say Australia (where I'm from) it's a relatively low ownership rate but firearm owners tend to have multiple firearms.