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To: Bubba Ho-Tep

Since we don’t have mandatory military service, I doubt that.


19 posted on 11/30/2009 12:54:25 PM PST by Clock King (There's no way to fix D.C.)
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To: Clock King
Since we don’t have mandatory military service, I doubt that.

Look it up. In the US, guns are found in somewhere around 45% of households. In Switzerland it's about 27%.

While military service is mandatory for men in Switzerland, the reality is that only about 55-60% go through it, thanks to medical deferments, etc. Additionally, once you complete your military service at age 30 (for enlisted men), you have to give the weapon back.

Swiss statistics show a total of 420,000 full auto assault rifles in homes. Overall, there are estimated to be between 1.2 and 3 million weapons in private homes in the country, out of a population of 7.6 million.

22 posted on 11/30/2009 1:30:47 PM PST by Bubba Ho-Tep ("More weight!"--Giles Corey)
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