Posted on 05/18/2019 10:01:18 AM PDT by Olog-hai
“There’s this peace and inner calm that you need when shooting,” Michele Meyenberger says as the sound of gun fire echoes through the clubhouse. A magazine of ammunition for her Sturmgewehr 90, a modified semi-automatic rifle issued by the Swiss army, sits on the table as Meyenberger eyes the clock, knowing that it’s almost her turn on the shooting range. The 30-year-old is one of dozens of local rifle owners who have traveled to the Swiss village of Märwil for a shooting festival — where participants take aim at what seems like an impossibly small target located 300 meters (984 feet) down the field.
Like Meyenberger, many are using semi-automatic rifles, some of which they’ve been allowed to keep from their military service, weapons that may soon be more strictly regulated if a referendum passes this week.
On May 19, Switzerland will vote on whether or not to reform its gun laws to adapt to changes in the European Union’s weapons directive.
Although Switzerland is not a member of the EU, it must adapt its laws or, if the referendum fails, bow out of the Schengen Area — Europe’s open-border system — and the Dublin Accord for handling asylum applications.
Under the new law, certain types of semi-automatic weapons will be banned.
Switzerland did secure exemptions for sports shooters and those who have kept their military service rifles. They would have to get special licenses and prove that they are part of a gun club or practice regularly.
Still, for many shooting clubs and firearm associations, the new law goes too far. …
(Excerpt) Read more at dw.com ...
[[[Although Switzerland is not a member of the EU, it must adapt its laws or, if the referendum fails, bow out of the Schengen Area — Europe’s open-border system — and the Dublin Accord for handling asylum applications. ]]]
Sounds like a win-win
Which is weird because Switzerland is NOT as firearm friendly as a lot of folks believe. Way better than the rest of the muzzie infested “yewwwww” but not great.
Why do the ‘rats never point to Switzerland as a model the US should aspire to?
The whole EU needs to be eliminated. It does more harm than good.
And look at how much trouble the UK is having leaving.
To say nothing of yodelling
ROFL!!!
Lol
The EU won’t kick them out if they vote to keep their gun system intact. It’s the same way that the EU isn’t rushing to kick the UK out via BREXIT. It comes to ‘balls’, which the EU lacks and all it’s chatter is just hot air in the end.
The polling has suggested that it might be 52-percent to adapt to the EU laws, but it’s all dependent on the voter turn-out. They rarely now (since the 1950s) get more than 50-percent of the public to show up. In some of these elections, they’ve only gotten 32-to-34 percent of the public to show. The belief is....the more that show up tomorrow....the more likely the pro-gun position comes out ahead.
A second piece is this vote is a tax-payer reform act, which would take away tax advantages for companies. There’s a belief if you vote this out....thousands of jobs will disappear over the next couple of years. Added to this reform act, is a pension change...which Swiss describe as highly complicated and less trust on it delivering anything positive in the end.
Yeah lol
Getting out of “The Aryan Nation” is easier:) aryan
Don’t throw me in that brier patch.
“A provision in the EU directive calls for the weapons law to be reviewed in 2020 and every five years after that.
Also known as the slippery slope.
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“Why do the ‘rats never point to Switzerland as a model the US should aspire to?”
Switzerland is a fairly “homogenous” society with loooonnnnggg traditions...like Japan. Japan is basically a no guns allowed country but if they were to change their gun laws overnight ...to say Arizona’s...their violent crime rate would still be virtually nil due to said “homgeneity”.
Notice that it’s a permanent five-year plan too.
Switzerland isn’t in the EU proper, although it’s in the European Economic Area—the long-standing manifestation of the so-called “two-speed Europe”.
“On May 19, Switzerland will vote on whether or not to reform its gun laws to adapt to changes in the European Union’s weapons directive.”
I hope they tell the EU to “geh Sand in deinen Arsch hauen”.
And while they are at it, shove Shengen/Dublin up there too.
And while they are at it, shove Shengen/Dublin up there too.
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