In so called relatively civilized countries, this is what I have noted. If they have low crime, high social cohesion etc... Nobody minds if you own a gun. This was canada back 25 years. Any 16 year old could buy a gun in a hardware store. Go back further my boss remembers carrying guns in the cabin of airliners, so they wouldn't get damaged in the hold.

The next stage is Canada now. Very safe, but stressed a little. Too much watching US news, less social cohesion, a lot of coverage of crime as though the rates were rising. People aren't really thretened by violence, but they are worried, so they attack gun.

A further situation is a truly violent and dangerous society. Northern Ireland, parts of US, or SA. Widespread firearm ownership. NI had much more restrictive gun laws than England, until they were recently tightened in eng. Had many hundreds of concealled carry permits for civillians, because folks would just up and shoot you, what are you supposed to do?

So in sumary, the way you can tell if your contry is actually violent enough to restrict FAs is if you can't afford to do it. Of course the current situation represents the popular will.