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Let's get one thing straight..there is no 'reason' to own an assault rifle...unless you are going to go around assaulting things...but that's not to say banning them will make a damn bit of difference...bit like saying you don't need a road legal 911 'cos you ain't going to drive that quickly on the road.
You don't need a AK to defend you home, a good rifle or hand gun will do...
Guns of any sort will if pointed at another person at the right range kill people....being shot by an AK doesn't make you any more or less dead than a pistol...
That there is a right own them at all is the issue. The constitution says there is a right to bear arms. Whilst it stands that should be respected. If it needs changing that's what democracy is about. A majority vote will do the trick.
As for guns in Switzerland, the reality is not quite as painted here.
First off military service age is 18, not 21 and you do not serve 2 years. Its an initial 4 month period followed by a refresher course of 2 weeks per year until you are 30. Then down to 1 week per year until 40 and finally 1 week per 2 years until 50.
If you are selcted to become a non com then you have to add 8 months to the initial 4 months (4 months non com scholl followed by a 4 month intial course as a non com. Selectees for Officer scholl then add another 8 month cycle (4 months officer school and another 4 months as an Initial course officer.)
At all times and rank the duty is on the bearer to keep the weapon in s safe place, with the bolt and the ammo (100 rounds) separate. Preferably under lock and key.
Carrying a fully assembled but unloaded weapon is only permitted when on official duty, such as going to the shooting range or to active service.
Infringments of the rules are dealt with under the Military Judicial system not Civilian and unsually carry prison terms.
In the UK where ownership of firearms was serverly curtailed after a few mass murders. Since then the 'gun crime' in terms of incidents such as these and other gun related deaths have vanished. But gun crime...as in crime involving guns has risen...because there are more and more guns generally in circulation.
It would however be very difficult to but together the arguement that the banning of weapons has left the populace undefended because, unlike the US we did not have the same histoical gun owning tradition.
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