[mnehring]

Note: I modified the title a little to make it fit.

[Rocky Mountain High]

Is that a G3?

[Yaelle]

Hopp Schwiiz!!

Their military doesn’t mess around, either. The Air Force trains in the Alps. Not easy flying. And the Swiss have the best work ethic. They can fight when they have to. No wonder Hitler didn’t dare invade.

[VanillaBlizzard]

This makes me think......um DUH! I can’t believe that our country has been invaded so bad with Marxist pigs that we can’t look at this and say...alright lets do it! We have the same wording in our constitution but yet we have harsh gun laws....huh?

This just goes to show that we as free people are under attack!

[bmwcyle]

bttt

[o_zarkman44]

Handgun Control is all about outlawing all firearms.
Gun free zones are criminal havens. Proof that disarming citizens makes life more dangerous for everyone except criminals.

[GOPJ]

If ever a nation had "a well-regulated militia," it is Switzerland. Nineteenth-century economist Adam Smith thought Switzerland the only place where the whole body of the people had successfully been drilled in militia skills.

I have a friend who has developed the theory that when the Crusaders came back from the Crusades they all moved to Switzerland. By this theory, Switzerland is a country of warriors. It somewhat explains the safe secret banks... lack of wars - and at times stunning international strategy.

[the_Watchman]

During one of our vacation trips we had driven into southern Switzerland from Italy to stay at a chalet in the alps. The next morning the reports of gunshots pealed through the mountains. It is very interesting to be near a target range in a mountainous area where there are lots of echoes.

[BobbyT]

Here’s the kicker:

6 million people, 2 million guns, ONE THIRD of which are fully automatic.

Also, the government selling surplus guns and ammunition to the citizens AT COST is huge. We need to get some of that going on here...

[GeneralisimoFranciscoFranco]

I'm all for everyboody being armed. That being said, Switzerland has a pretty homogonous society which always helps with crime stats.

As for Hitler not invading, mostly terrain, and what the hey, why not leave a safe haven for your plunder?

That girl in the market ani't gonna make the bikini team.

[Hot Tabasco]

I am of Swiss descent and I like firearms. It must be in the DNA......

[Oldpuppymax]

Very interesting. I didn’t have the time necessary to read the entire article, so perhaps I missed it...but what is the % of black/illegal alien population in Switzerland?

[ctdonath2]

A good read, emphasizing Switzerland IS an army:

I keep recalling the bit about when a German leader threatened invasion with 400,000 professional troops, and asked a Swiss leader how his country's puny militia of 200,000 conscripts would respond. "Shoot twice and go home" was the reply, accompanying a shrug. There was no invasion.

[Blood of Tyrants]

One thing they do not mention is that Switzerland has a fairly homogeneous population. The are not tolerant of illegal immigration and actually deport illegals. As a result, a large percentage of murders in the country are by foreigners. Just as in Baltimore, MOST of the murders committed are by blacks and Hispanics and very few by whites. And before any of you call me a racist, here is my proof.

Homicides committed by (or against) blacks.

Homicides committed by (or against) whites.

[mr_hammer]

Ping & Bump!

[HighlyOpinionated]

Cultural conditions, not gun laws, are the most important factors in a nation’s crime rate.

My new Tagline until I find another one.

[wardaddy]

Switzerland does not have the minority populations we have which account for a disproportionate share of crime and Switzerland has a culturally well behaved population.

Restrained they are personality wise.

[SWAMPSNIPER]

They have no barbarian hordes occupying Switzerland, that is the reason for the low crime rate.

[wastedyears]

That looks like a Heckler & Koch.

Should it get really bad, we might all consider Switzerland.

[Snurple]

Blacks feel rejected by the Swiss