Posted on 08/11/2019 12:08:30 PM PDT by CondoleezzaProtege
Swiss gun ownership remains fairly high for Europe — there are about 27.5 guns for every 100 people in Switzerland — Pro-gun advocates in the U.S. often point to Switzerland to prove that high gun ownership doesn't necessarily mean high gun deaths.
Where Switzerland does shine - is in its low number of mass shootings. It hasn't had one since 2001, when a man raided the local government body in Zug, killing 14 people before himself. This said, there are a few factors that may play into their lower rates of mass shootings.
First, Switzerland has mandatory military service for able-bodied adult men, and women may volunteer for military service as well. Mandatory conscription is actually extremely popular in Switzerland, with 73 percent of Swiss citizens voting against a referendum to abolish the practice. After their military service, the Swiss are kept in reserve until age 30–34, if they were an officer — during which time they must keep their service weapon. As a result, many Swiss people own firearms and are highly trained in their use by default. In contrast, if a U.S. citizen lives in a particularly permissive state, they can buy a gun without any kind of training whatsoever.
Furthermore, Swiss civilians must demonstrate that they are physically, intellectually, and mentally capable prior to conscription in the army (source in French). While this is a requirement for service in the U.S. military, it is not required for gun ownership in many states in America. Since many Swiss citizens obtain their weapons through the military, this acts as a major avenue by which gun owners' capability can be verified.
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You’ve lost on that one.
CH is often used as the country code for Switzerland, thus .ch is the top-level domain for Switzerland
Switzerland is also notable for its lack of “diversity” and “cultural enrichment”.
Confederatio Helvetia. I have also seen it as Cantons Helvetia.
America had no William Tell in its culture.
The US population has doubled since WWII—and we've been killing-off the population that WWII Servicemen fought for.
“Their govt doesn’t do false flag shootings in order to try to outlaw guns.”
So where are all the grieving family member, the mothers, the fathers. They should be all over the news in interviews.
But they’re not. Why not?
Are we being played?
Where ate the WM security tapes?
Where are the pics of dead Epstein’s body? OBL?
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