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For Switzerland I also imagine a lot of assault rifles just lying around from mandatory service
by mburee 5y ago
For Switzerland I also imagine a lot of assault rifles just lying around from mandatory service
- 01acheru 5y agoSo how comes that "lots of assault rifles lying around" mean nothing in Switzerland but mean mass shootings and random firing in the backyard in the US?
- EEBio 5y agoI would assume the Swiss have received the necessary firing weapon training (which surely comes with a lot of safety measures drilling) which could have an impact. I would also assume that the Swiss don't just allow anyone to join the military and thereby obtain an assault rifle, but that there is some psychological screening, that would prevent an unstable person from joining the military. Meanwhile, in the US such a person just walks up to the gun shop and buys a firing weapon.
- benhurmarcel 5y agoBecause in Switzerland people have guns to defend the state from invaders. In the US people have guns to defend themselves (from the state or other people). Also in Switzerland people store their military service gun but they don’t have bullets.
- giantg2 5y agoI believe they don't get to keep the rifle personally anymore. I would doubt there are many assault rifle nor semi-auto versions in the civilian population.