Friday, September 3, 2010

The Real Gun Nuts

Gun politics in Switzerland - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia: "Recreational shooting is widespread in Switzerland. Practice with guns is a popular recreation, and is encouraged by the government, particularly for the members of the militia.[11] Swiss firearms-related rights are supported by the organization ProTell.
200,000 people attend the annual Feldschiessen weekend, which is the largest rifle shooting competition in the world.[3][12] Hunting rifles have special exemptions under Swiss law. Purchases from dealers of hunting long guns and of small bore rifles are not even recorded by the dealer. In other words, the dealer would not record the sale of a .30-06 hunting rifle, but would record the sale of a .30-06 M1 Garand rifle.[3] According to chapter 2 article 10 of Swiss law, people over the age of 18 do not need a permit to purchase a rifle for use in hunting, off-duty shooting and sport-shooting events.[10]
In addition, there are several private shooting ranges that rent guns. It is possible to go shooting with minimal supervision and without an id-check."
And so violent too. Did I forget to mention that the gun related death rate per capita in Switzerland is somewhere between 1-10% that of the the United States depending on how you count? In fact the rate is so low that statistics are not even kept. And with a gun ownership rate comparable to or higher than the U.S.?

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