Switzerland and the Gun

BBC ^ | 9/27/2001 | Staff

[politicalmerc]

Guns are deeply rooted within Swiss culture - but the gun crime rate is so low that statistics are not even kept.

The country has a population of six million, but there are estimated to be at least two million publicly-owned firearms, including about 600,000 automatic rifles and 500,000 pistols.

[mylife]

I thought the Solorturn was German.

Basically it is the same gun with a better feed system

The Germans used a belt fed box

[mylife]

Well it is swiss! LoL

Sweet lil anti aircraft gun

[mylife]

Anti aircraft/tank

[Texas Fossil]

The Fins also have a reputation:

The White Death (Simo Hayha)

http://www.gunsandammo.com/content/the-white-death?page=2

505 Confirmed Russian Kills. Ivan really hated his skill.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simo_H%C3%A4yh%C3%A4

The unofficial The unofficial Finnish frontline figure from the battlefield of Kollaa places the number of Häyhä’s sniper kills over 800.

Remarkably, all of Häyhä’s kills were accomplished in fewer than 100 days.

[Oceander]

Exactly right (and correct, too!). That is why it is fundamentally important to start pushing for a core set of basic principles and values that are "American" and that should be taught to all, from the kids in school to the newest immigrants. We used to do that, until the liberals realized that destroying that system under the rubric of "freedom" was the best way to begin undermining the entire country. It is a stated matter of fact that liberals do not love this country.

[mamelukesabre]

There ya go.

I think we are probably past the peak already...starting on the downward slope towards unmanageable chaos. But that’s my opinion.

[mylife]

Yeah they have an unspoken reputation

[mlocher]

I think we are probably past the peak already...starting on the downward slope towards unmanageable chaos. But that’s my opinion.

I tend to agree. People who are on the downward slope get some type of anti-depressant drug to right the ship. Societies have to get rid of liberals -- and we will do that in Nov. -- to right the ship.

[mylife]

☺

[Texas Fossil]

The Czechs

Yes, the Czechs have a reputation for being very good gun craftsmen.

[mylife]

They tend to be a bit independant

[mamelukesabre]

This is where we disagree. There’s no righting the ship. There is only postponing the inevitable. Sink fast or sink slow, but we will sink. Someday.

[mylife]

Naw.. that’s a bit fatalistic.

[Texas Fossil]

Yep. “We still have a Congress to Muck Out!”

It is TIME to Drain the Swamp! It is TIME to DownSize DC!

Eliminate entire departments. (Education, EPA, etc.)

Move the worthwhile functions back to the States.

It is TIME to change the center-of-gravity of government. Force the Congress & Senate to telecommute most of the year, and live in their home district under the thumb of those they serve. Away from the Lobbyists.

[mamelukesabre]

Life is fatal.

[mylife]

Congress need a good wrap on the head..

That’s where we need to go.

[mylife]

LoL

So it is!

[Rodamala]

When I was driving through Switzerland, my family stopped at a small restaurant in the Swiss Alps. While we were there, 3 men from the Swiss Army came in and sat down at the next table from us. There was something indescribably comforting in seeing how they stacked their rifles together at the end of their table like it was no big deal.

[Oceander]

I agree. Being a member of Congress should be a part-time position, without benefits. Something that one does because one has a felt obligation to serve, but one is too old to sign up for the military (or has already served in the military), not something one does in order to obtain sinecure from which to abuse the trust of the people for one's private gain.

[Texas Fossil]

The Texas Legislature meets every other year. It has worked for a long time. There is no reason the Boys in DC should be there full time. It is a snakes pit that needs reclaiming.