@Walter Hinteler,
Walter Hinteler wrote:
Well, I was referring to the data published by the Swiss police as printed in Swiss papers and shown on Swiss tv recently. (And that was earlier, namely in 2006, already published in a study by Killias/University Lausanne as well.)
My main point, however, was regarding "the similar gun cuture in Switzerland".
Your link wrote:One of the reasons the crime rate in Switzerland is low despite the prevalence of weapons — and also why the Swiss mentality can’t be transposed to the current American reality — is the culture of responsibility and safety that is anchored in society and passed from generation to generation.
Yes guns to its citizens in Switzerland and America are strongly progun, and gun friendly, steeped in tradition and national identity.
And yes, the law abiding citizens in America follow a culture of responsibility and safety that is anchored in society. Sometimes it is passed on generation to generation, as it is with my case.
The problem in America which makes it different from Switzerland on the the subject of guns is the large illegal drug industry in America. Another big difference is its unique defense system consisting of all able males conscripted into a national militia of sorts with recruits continuing training intermittently through the years.
America can learn a lot from Switzerland. I'm ok with a program setup so that only responsible individuals are allowed to own fire arms, such as a license regime to own a gun, not just for concealed carry (so long as it doesn’t infringe on the right to keep and bear arms). I'm also ok with a program which requires individuals to take and pass a test, and mandatory training, intermittently throughout the years to keep the license for concealed carry or open carry.
