If you’re all for giving away taxpayer money, it does not matter what the money is being given away for. You can’t pick and choose: it’s not okay to give away money in the form of firearms to former military just because of the conservative pro-2nd amendment position, any more than it’s okay to give away money in the form of food stamps and welfare to someone just because she keeps spitting out baby after baby (without a dependable father in sight).
If a former Swiss GI has his/her heart set on getting a top of the line 8000 Euro military style rifle like the one they had in the service, they’ll save their money and make it happen.
I don’t know what the Swiss law is on keeping and bearing (not baring) arms. But that’s not really the issue. The issue is the use of taxpayer money to provide things people should be providing for themselves.
I don’t really give two hoots what the Swiss do. It does seem to me that if you are going to depend on the government to “give” you a gun, then you better be prepared for them to take it too.
At any rate I thought your reasoning was quite clear and your point well-made.
Better to be an ex-Dem than a current un’bare’able numbskull.