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Gun-loving Swiss asked to toughen laws or risk EU tension
 [BBC] Swiss voters go to the polls on Sunday to decide whether to tighten up their gun laws to conform with European Union regulations.Switzerland is not a member of the EU, but is part of the Schengen open-border treaty. After the 2015 Paris attacks in which 130 people died, the EU issued Schengen members with new restrictions on automatic and semi-automatic weapons. The EU hopes the rules will help police in Schengen countries. These states now work together and share information on a daily basis, to establish where weapons used in crimes came from. But the proposals have raised hackles in Switzerland, which has a long, and for many Swiss, proud tradition of gun ownership. After Swiss men complete their obligatory military service, they are permitted to keep their assault rifles. There are gun clubs in every town and village, and target-shooting is a hugely popular sport. Swiss law does require gun owners to have a permit, but getting one is relatively easy. Posted by: Besoeker 2019-05-18 |
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