Another country with a right to own guns is Switzerland. Why are they not like the gun nuts here? One thing is all western Europe countries have a much higher personal income tax than we have. That means more governmental services and more control over gun ownership ”Swiss authorities decide on a local level whether to give people gun permits. They also keep a log of everyone who owns a gun in their region. Cantonal police don't take their duty doling out gun licenses lightly. They might consult a psychiatrist or talk with authorities in other cantons where a prospective gun buyer has lived to vet the person. Swiss laws are designed to prevent anyone who's violent or incompetent from owning a gun.”. ”Switzerland is also one of the richest, healthiest, and, by some measures, happiest countries in the world.” “Meanwhile, according to the report, happiness has taken a dive over the past decade in the US "declining social support and increased corruption," as well as addiction and depression for the fall.
They also don’t have the NRA to lobby corrupt politicians
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Feel free to reply to any comment by clicking the "Reply" button.Switzerland has stricter gun laws than the U.S. mostly centered around the purchasing of firearms as well as ammunition. Storage of weapons and ammunition is also regulated. Also, getting a license to openly carry a firearm is typically only given to those whose jobs require a firearm or for hunting or shooting competitions.
Also, Switzerland's population is about 0.025% of the U.S. population. The U.S. has 45 cities that are larger than Switzerland's largest city. The U.S. also has a higher poverty rate than Switzerland. Switzerland has a universal health care system as well. I would think that all of these are factors on why Switzerland has a much lower rate of gun violence than the U.S as well as the items mentioned in the post above.
Charles1971
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Sep 8, 2023
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"Swiss laws are designed to prevent anyone who's violent or incompetent from owning a gun.”
So between those two criteria, only about 5% of Americans would be able to own a gun and those 5% are the 5% who already neither own nor want to own a gun anyway.
"There should be only one questions on the application for a license to own a gun
Question 1 Do you want to own a gun.
If you answered yes to the above question you are hereby deemed to be an unsuitable person to own a gun."
Andi Parsons
LenHazell53
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Apr 20, 2023
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What about if the answer is no but they feel there is a need to own a gun?
@jackjr It's a joke
Switzerland has a population of around 8 million and 2 million guns.
The USA has a population of around 340 million and 400 million guns
No comparison.
Also Switzerland did not have a Holywood promoted myth that when the European settlers were stealing the land from the indigenous people everyone had a gun and it was essential that they had.
I recall seeing a couple wearing T shirts with the slogan " The west wasn't won with a registered gun"
Moravian
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Apr 20, 2023
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Of course there are differences. One being more reasoned based and the other not. Also, the population densities are vastly different. Switzerland: 2,539/sq mi: Growth rate: 0.75% and the US 94/sq mi. Growth rate is driven primarily by immigration so the actual rate is hard to determine.
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