Austria ranks among the highest in Europe for civilian gun ownership, with approximately 30 guns per 100 residents, according to the 2017 Small Arms Survey, a Geneva research group. While countries such as Cyprus, Finland, and Iceland report slightly higher rates, Austria remains an outlier in the continent.

The deadliest school shooting in the nation’s recent history has prompted some gun enthusiasts to worry about the prospect of stricter ownership laws.

This week’s Inside Austria explores how Austria is grappling with the school shooting in Graz — from calls for reform to far-right attempts to twist the narrative. Plus, what else made headlines across the country.

"I think the first thing is shock, to be honest. I think you can't react the other way. I think everyone in the school is in complete shock," said 24-year-old student Helene Parr, who knows people at the BORG Dreierschützengasse school, where the mass shooting took place.