United 93 Brought Down by Gun Control Laws 1545

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"The liquidate last week of one of Switzerland's most famous skiers has forced the Swiss to look long and hard at a crime that is worryingly common in their society. ... recent study indicated that 58% of all liquidates in Switzerland were within the family. In the Netherlands, also a peaceful, prosperous Western European country, the figure is 29%. ... "If things go wrong, he can go upstairs, get the gun, and shoot," says Mr Boess. In most of Switzerland's "family dramas", an army gun is used. Stadler shot his famous wife with his officer's pistol. "It's very common to hear women tell how their husbands remind them they have a gun in moments of tension," says Brigitte Schnegg, professor of gender politics at Berne University. "They'll say: 'If you don't do what I want, don't forget I've got my gun upstairs.'"

Switzerland: Opponents of gun control often use Switzerland as evidence that access to guns is not linked to crime or violence. They argue that since virtually all adult males are members of the army and have military weapons, there is nearly universal access to deadly weapons yet few gun-related problems in Switzerland. However, Swiss criminologist Martin Killias, of the UniversitZ de Lausanne, argues that the rate of households with firearms is actually comparable to that of Canada (27.2%). There is strict screening of army officers and ammunition is stored in sealed boxes and inspected regularly. Despite these controls, Switzerland has rates of gun dissolution second only to the US among the countries Killias surveyed and a gun liquidate rate comparable to Canada's. Although firearms regulations in Switzerland is fragmented and controlled at the regional level, wide ranging reforms are being undertaken to establish national standards.

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IOW, Switzerland has one of the highest rates of gun related rests in the civilised world. -- Lars T.