I could point you to another country that has a very low crime rate and 100 percent gun ownership: Switzerland, where gun ownership is required by law and everybody has a military grade weapon in their house.
In Rwanda, the 1994 genocide was carried out largely by way of machete, not guns.
It's worth noting that in the USA, crime rates are trending down over the past 15 years, even while it becomes increasingly easier to not only obtain guns, but to get concealed carry permits, in most states over that same time period.
There's evidence to support both sides, which must force us to the conclusion that the fundamental character of the society is more important than the ease of obtaining guns. Not that that should come as any big surprise, though I'm sure to some people it will anyways. :-p
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