Originally Posted by
BoringGuy45
Something we forget, it seems, is that, despite having a high percentage of gun ownership, the Swiss have a different view of guns still, as well as a different view of their government. They own their weapons because they're required to as members of the militia. It's a duty in the military, and after military service, it's a privilege, not a right. Their gun ownership is for the defense of the nation, not a defense against internal tyranny. They don't have the American mindset of questioning and challenging authority as a base principle, or the ideal of a government of, by, and for the people. They still think like Europeans: The leaders command and the people obey. Rights are not absolute, and are generally to be seen only as privileges. If the government wishes to disarm the people and restrict rights in the name of the greater good, that is their prerogative, and the people need to remember that the needs of the many outweigh the needs of the few, and the sum is greater than the parts.
While you're quite right, my feeling is, the Swiss at some point in the future will regret this..Anytime you let the E.U. dictate laws to you, and you go along with it, you as a country are done.. Sorry Switzerland, you just ****ed up.. at first the new laws will be minor, but over time, and as the E.U. make more demands on your country, the laws will get much more stringent..until your gun laws are the exact same as the rest of Europe, meaning permits to own anything, ammo will be strictly rationed, as well as the number of people allowed to own them. And of course storage of all firearms at your local gun club..Easy peasy to find.. After all that, the E.U. will sit back and wait..until a mass shooting comes along, and then the true purpose will be revealed..confscation..
Last edited by ralph; 05-20-19 at 17:27.
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