Posted on 09/22/2016 6:45:30 PM PDT by MtnClimber
With the exception of the United States, Switzerland is the Western nation with the strongest tradition of gun rights. The Confoederatio Helvetica has survived for all these centuries by requiring universal military service, and by affirming the right of Swiss citizens to keep and bear arms.
The European Union wants to change all that. Gun ownership as allowed in Switzerland runs contrary to EU laws on the prevention of terrorism. Although Switzerland is not a member state of the EU, it is a signatory of treaties that require it to “harmonize” its laws with those of the EU in certain categories.
One of those categories is firearms. Below are two articles about Brussels’ assault on Swiss gun ownership, as translated by Ava Lon....
The European Union wants to disarm Switzerland
Brussels will toughen its laws on firearms, including introducing psychological and medical tests for holders.
The EU wants to tighten its laws on firearms. The first sketches of Directive 91/477 forced Simonetta Sommaruga [Swiss Federal Councilor, a socialist] to visit Brussels in mid-June, to plead that Swiss citizens be allowed to keep their service weapons at home.[Switzerland is NOT part of the EU]
If this derogation is accepted for now, it will be accompanied by many other obligations, such as psychological and medical tests, said the Basler Zeitung in its issue of August 24.
It is supposed to demonstrate that gun owners are not a danger to society and must be supervised.[do you see the contradiction? they are safe, but must be closely watched. — translator] Therefore 133,000 people will be compelled to do that: members of shooting clubs, but also hunters, collectors or those who possess weapons without being part of a society.
(Excerpt) Read more at gatesofvienna.net ...
Switzerland should never sign on to conform with EU socialism. If they turn in guns it should be bullets first.
Screw The European Union!!!
If the Swiss fall for this nonsense...
ISIS can blow up EU headquarters in Brussels for all I care.
“If the Swiss fall for this nonsense...”
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They won’t.
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The Swiss should use the politicians (who signed up for alignment of laws to EU regulations) for weekend target practice to aid in marksmanship and rid the country of obstacles to freedom.
They need to keep score on the leftists donated to marksmanship. After all the leftist governments have killed over 150 million of their own citizens in the last hundred years, mostly business people and freedom lovers. For social justice it seems the numbers need to be equalized. I propose starting with the most powerful leftists and working down. Railroad cars would be a nice touch.
Psychological question #1: DOB you subscribe to an entity that advocates killing, raping, and plundering those who dont believe in same religion?
I want to see it in Romansh, but Google doesn't have it...
I endorse this language!
My bet is the first Switzerland politician who shows sympathy for the EU position is going to be thrown out on their Obama mighty quick.
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