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Are there any Countries out there that are equivalent to or perhaps more pro-gun than America?
Obama does not have the power nor the authority to change the Constitution.Well if Obummer has his agenda put through were going to lose some basic freedoms
Yet.............once he gets the supreme court justices that share his views, we may be in trouble.Obama does not have the power nor the authority to change the Constitution.
I will head to South America if I ever feel the need to relocate.Switzerland, that's where I'm going if I ever leave here.
Until that time happens, I am not going to waste any of my time worrying about something that might or might not happen.Yet.............once he gets the supreme court justices that share his views, we may be in trouble.
The Swiss are very interesting;potentialglock said:Are there any guns out there that are equivalent to or perhaps more pro-gun than America?
yet.............once he gets the supreme court justices that share his views, we may be in trouble.
Loving the sound of this. Problem is the three national languages are German french and itailian.The Swiss are very interesting;
In Switzerland, all guns are registered and handgun purchases require a background check and a permit. But military service for Swiss males is required and even before required training begins, recruits can take an optional courses with the Swiss army's M57 assault rifle, they keep that gun at "home". After the first training period, conscripts must keep gun, ammunition in their homes. Enlisted men are issued M57 automatic assault rifles and officers are given pistol, also each reservist is issued 24 rounds of ammunition in sealed packs for emergency use. After discharge from service, the government gives ex-reservists the rifles. Officers carry pistols rather than rifles and are given their pistols the end of their service (sucks to be officer). When the government adopts a new infantry rifle, it sells the old ones to the public. Moreover, citizens are encouraged to buy military ammunition which is sold at cost by the government, for target practice, additionally military ammo must be registered if bought at a private store, but need not be registered if bought at a range. Add to this, the army sells a variety of machine guns, submachine guns, anti-tank weapons, anti-aircraft guns, howitzers and cannons, which require an easily obtained license, and the weapons are registered. According to the figures, of six million people there are at least two million guns, including 600,00 fully automatic rifles and half a million pistols. Virtually every home has a gun. Besides subsidised military surplus, the Swiss can also buy other firearms easily too. While long guns require no special purchase procedures, handguns are sold only to those with a purchase certificate. A certificate is issued to every applicant over 18 who is not a criminal or mentally infirm.
* There are no restrictions on the carrying of long guns.
* Semi-automatic rifles require no purchase permit and are not registered by the government.
* The only long guns registered by the government are full automatics.
* Gun sales from one individual to another are regulated in some parts of the country, but not others
* Retail gun dealers do keep records of over-the-counter gun transactions; transactions are not reported to or collected by the government
It would be fun wouldn't it?potentialglock said:My ranges here limit which guns I can shoot. As long as I can shoot the gun the militia would issue me I'm happy
No worries, the Swiss are masters at language and English is for the most part well understood, probably better than some Americans to be honest.potentialglock said:Loving the sound of this. Problem is the three national languages are German french and itailian.
This sounds like a sweet dealMoreAltitude said:The Swiss are very interesting;
In Switzerland, all guns are registered and handgun purchases require a background check and a permit. Military service for Swiss males is required and even before required training begins recruits can take an optional courses with the Swiss army's M57 auto rifle, they keep that gun at "home". After the first training period conscripts must keep the gun and ammunition in their homes for the duration of service. Enlisted men are issued M57 automatic rifles and officers are given pistol and each reservist is issued 24 rounds of ammunition in sealed packs for so-called emergency use. After discharge from service the government gives ex-reservists the rifles. Officers carry pistols rather than rifles and are given their pistols the end of their service (maybe the only time that it sucks to be officer). When the government adopts a new infantry rifle they actually sell the old ones to the public. Moreover, military ammunition is sold at cost by the government although it must be registered if bought at a private store, but not registered if bought at a range. Add to this, the army also sells a variety of machine guns, submachine guns, anti-tank weapons, anti-aircraft guns, howitzers and cannons, which require an easily obtained license, and these weapons are obviously registered.
According to the figures, of six million people there are at least two million guns, including 600,00 fully automatic rifles and half a million pistols. Virtually every home has a gun. Besides subsidised military surplus, the Swiss can also buy other firearms easily too. While long guns require no special purchase procedures, handguns are sold only to those with a purchase certificate. A certificate is issued to every applicant over 18 who is not a criminal or mentally infirm.
* There are no restrictions on the carrying of long guns.
* Semi-automatic rifles require no purchase permit and are not registered by the government.
* The only long guns registered by the government are full automatics.
* Gun sales from one individual to another are regulated in some parts of the country, but not others
* Retail gun dealers do keep records of over-the-counter gun transactions; transactions are not reported to or collected by the government
As a note the Swiss also have one of the lowest crime rates in the world. If you've ever been or lived there you would understand why. The majority of its citizens follow the law " to the letter", I once got yelled at by a guy for jaywalking across a small street.