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Switzerland has a stunningly high rate of gun ownership ‐ here's why it doesn't have mass shootings
2023-04-21
[Bus Insider] Switzerland hasn't had a mass shooting since 2001, when a man stormed the local parliament in Zug, killing 14 people and then himself.

The country has about 2 million privately owned guns in a nation of 8.3 million people. In 2016, the country had 47 attempted homicides with firearms. The country's overall murder rate is near zero.

The National Rifle Association often points to Switzerland to argue that more rules on gun ownership aren't necessary. In 2016, the NRA said on its blog that the European country had one of the lowest murder rates in the world while still having millions of privately owned guns and a few hunting weapons that don't even require a permit.

But the Swiss have some specific rules and regulations for gun use.

Insider took a look at the country's past with guns to see why it has lower rates of gun violence than the US, where after a mass shooting that killed 6 at a school in Nashville, Tennessee, gun-death rates are now at their highest in more than 20 years, and the leading cause of death for children and adolescents.
Posted by:Besoeker

#13  firearm violence clusters

We Mapped 150,000 Shootings. Here’s What We Found.
Posted by: Skidmark   2023-04-21 17:37  

#12  Its like groups will defend the reasons why they don't want to be a different group; the prime reason for diversity in the first place.

I think Caesar's Commentaries clearly outlines this. In fact, I think a person could make a good case that Alesia went to the Romans because the diverse gallic tribes were unable to make a good enough cooperative effort to coordinate a breach in the fortifications.
Posted by: swksvolFF   2023-04-21 13:59  

#11  The stats seem to show a correlation btwn #DiversityIsStrength and mass shootings - were as you have less of one, you have less of the other.
Posted by: mossomo   2023-04-21 13:27  

#10  Re#3 I don't believe 1 damn thing that comes out of the CDC after the "pandemic".

Think they've been caught putting suicide by firearm and accidental discharge fatalities into the firearm violence stats. And for an organization which claims to know a thing or two about disease, they just can't seem to find firearm violence clusters.
Posted by: swksvolFF   2023-04-21 13:17  

#9  Does Switzerland have lederhosen Clad gangs of young men committing felonies in apocalyptic cityscapes where DAs routinely fail to prosecute offenders or downgrade charges? Has Swiss culture been inculcated with criminal tenets like, “Snitches get stitches.” It is not the gun laws it is the culture.
Posted by: Super Hose   2023-04-21 12:51  

#8  Perhaps this has a lot to do with it as well:

Conscription. Switzerland has mandatory military service for all able-bodied male citizens, who are conscripted when they reach the age of majority, though women may volunteer for any position.

Swiss Reservists take they weapons and field gear home with them but most ammunition is stored at unit locations.
Posted by: NoMoreBS   2023-04-21 11:45  

#7  the twin to Switzerland is Mexico

very restricted laws on gun possession, low rate of gun ownership (except for the criminal gangs)

very high rate of gun related fatalities
Posted by: lord garth   2023-04-21 11:29  

#6  Re#3 I don't believe 1 damn thing that comes out of the CDC after the "pandemic".
Posted by: Chris   2023-04-21 11:29  

#5  A firearm is at the top of the...list

Well, tourniquets are right close.
And chocolate.
Posted by: Skidmark   2023-04-21 11:05  

#4  ^ does that include the new 'unknown' category and do they count child 'immigrant' age levels?
Posted by: Procopius2k   2023-04-21 10:59  

#3  the leading cause of death for children and adolescents

I keep seeing this 'fact' repeated over and over. I do not know if they are pruning the data to get this result or just making sh*t up. The CDC says the leading causes of death for adolescents are accidents, homicide and suicide.

death rates per 100,000
Accidents.. 23.6
Assault.... 12.8
Suicide.... 10.9
Cancer..... 2.7
Posted by: SteveS   2023-04-21 08:39  

#2  A firearm is at the top of the "better to have and not need than to need and not have" list.
Posted by: M. Murcek   2023-04-21 08:30  

#1  The Swiss stance is one of "armed neutrality."

They appear to be enjoying some success. Perhaps Washington should take a closer look at the SZ "stance."
Posted by: Besoeker   2023-04-21 07:15  

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