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Re:Living in Switzerland ruined me for America and its lousy... by vorg on Saturday August 01, 2015 @06:13PM (#9988891)
Isn't Switzerland one of the few countries with a higher proportion of adults having guns than the US ?
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Re:Living in Switzerland ruined me for America and its lousy... by geff82 on Saturday August 01, 2015 @06:31PM (#9988962)
It is, because they get them after serving mandatory time in the military. So more or less every swiss man has a military grade weapon at home. Only in newer times the ammunition is stored in special houses in each community. Before, they had their ammo at home.
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Re:Living in Switzerland ruined me for America and its lousy... by vacri on Saturday August 01, 2015 @09:46PM (#9989411)
They're also rifles, not handguns - and it's handguns that are the problem in the US. Around 75-80% of firearm murders in the US are by handguns.
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