Switzerland

Heavy machine guns and automatic weapons are banned, as are silencers.

In most cases the buyer needs a weapon acquisition permit, issued by the cantonal police.

This will be refused if the applicant has a criminal record, an addiction or a psychiatric problem.

A special permit is needed to carry a gun in public - and is usually issued only to people who work in security, once they have passed theoretical and practical exams.

In other words, the NRA would not be interested in implementing Switzerland's approach to gun culture, even though - as you say - a lot of it makes sense.

The majority of what you say applies in the USA too. Do you live under a rock or do you literally seep in MSM without ever going outside of your house to experience things yourself?

It's a hell of a sight better than manipulable sheep like the UK.

Don't forget with compulsory military service almost everyone is trained in firearm use and is therefore not subject to left-style fear porn about evil bangbang death sticks.

Their basis is shall issue, not may issue.

I think we'll have to disagree about which parts are the ones that make sense.

Wikipedia says open carry is nevertheless quite common. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gun_laws_in_Switzerland And crime is low. (Unless they start importing massive numbers of middle eastern immigrants like other European countries, which has backfired nastily.)

It sounds like the Holy Roman Empire - oops, I mean the EU - is getting contemptuously draconian about tolerating such freedoms. Will the Swiss have the brains to wake up and stand up to such majoritarian tyranny? We will see.

But this was an encouraging quote: "The most recent suggestion for tighter gun control was rejected in a popular referendum in February 2011.[32]"

You're right, the Swiss have a lot more sensible gun regulations than the US. They are a good example of how you can be pro-gun, and still pro-gun regulation. Actually many Americans are like that too, and the NRA used to be like that, but not there are too many people who think you can't be both.

THANK YOU! Exactly.

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