I just want to say that it’s not just that all Swiss man are armed. They are more Federal than we are. Their cantons are much freer than our states. They don’t REALLY have a President. The country is run by 7 people (the Bundesrat) and each year, one of the 7 is chosen to be the President for ceremonial purposes. We could learn some things from Switzerland. (I far prefer my beloved America but we can still learn a few things from a very federal republic.)
The evidence I have uncovered indicates the founders borrowed heavily from the ideas of the Swiss (Primarily Vattel) in creating and setting up this nation.
In 1776, Switzerland was the only Republic in the world. All other governments were monarchies. It was primarily Vattel that gave them the idea to become Independent, along with the Natural Law justification for doing so.