Interesting Video/Article about Switzerland.

[KimberCT]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AG7FUURJinA

Be sure to expand the "About This Video" section on the right side of the screen. I wonder how far I'd get if I slung a rifle across my back and hopped on my motorcycle here.

 

[calsdad]

There are some things that I believe are somewhat different in Switzerland than they are here however. While you may ride around with a rifle slung over your shoulder - I do not believe the average Swiss has the same access to ammo that we have here. For instance for people who keep a rifle at home - they have a sealed battle pack of ammo for that rifle - but it must stay sealed. When they go to the range - as those kids were doing - they ammo they use at the range is given to them there - and must be accounted for.

If you are interested in the Swiss thing these two books make for some interesting reading - and make you think a little about the way things are done over here.

http://www.amazon.com/Target-Switze...r_1_18?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1198365397&sr=1-18


http://www.amazon.com/SWISS-NAZIS-Alpine-Republic-Survived/dp/1932033424/ref=pd_bxgy_b_img_b

 

[Jose]

There are some things that I believe are somewhat different in Switzerland than they are here however. While you may ride around with a rifle slung over your shoulder - I do not believe the average Swiss has the same access to ammo that we have here. For instance for people who keep a rifle at home - they have a sealed battle pack of ammo for that rifle - but it must stay sealed. When they go to the range - as those kids were doing - they ammo they use at the range is given to them there - and must be accounted for..

That may be true for their issued rifle and ammo, but not for their personally owned weapons.

 

[drgrant]

Good overview of Swiss laws on Wikipedia:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gun_politics_in_Switzerland

There are ammo controls but they're fairly weak overall.

The most annoying thing about their law appears to be a justification
for "need" to get a carry permit, but supposedly some areas have
liberal issuance. Sounds a bit like MA! Course the
difference is one is probably 1000 times more likely to -need-
their concealed weapon than they would be in Switzerland. When
you look at their stats, everyone else looks like a third world
country.


-Mike