ratio? 40 million didnt kill any one...one killed 15 ? I would think so....if he hadnt had a gun ,he would just have built bombs or anything else...we have had gun control...really no guns allowed at all , in Sweden as long as I can remember , yet people get killed almost daily...most of them shot , by illegal guns...an illegal gun kills as well as a legal one....but when guns are made illegal , only the crooks have them ,and regular folks have o chance of defending themselves
in switzerland , there are VERY FEW break in, burglaries....wonder why? Every house has a gun...as every man in the country goes into the military and afterwards is issued his weapon ,keep it at home (for defense of the country...when was Switzerland last invaded??)..crooks know ea house has a gun or more, it works as a deterrant.
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Gun politics in Switzerland are unique in Europe. Switzerland does not have a standing army, instead opting for a peoples Militia to defend their country. The vast majority of men between the ages of 20 and 30 are conscripted into the militia and undergo military training, including weapons training. Due to this fact, the personal weapon of militia is kept at home as part of the military obligations. Switzerland has one of the highest militia gun ownership rates in the world.[1] In recent times political opposition has expressed a desire for tighter gun regulations.[2] A referendum in February 2011 rejected stricter gun control.[3]
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Once seen as the safest country in Europe, Switzerland has succumbed to the continent’s average levels of street violence, burglaries and assault. A report presented by the cantonal justice and police directors on Tuesday showed a rise in criminal activity since 2004, when the last major study on crimes was carried out.
The number of people burgled also rose in that time, from 5.1 to 7.1 per cent. Robberies were also up, but stayed below the European average. Bike theft leapt, although car break-ins and motorbike theft was down, probably because of better security measures.
