November 27, 2009 – 3:14 PM http://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/news_digest/Security_of_army_guns_to_be_improved.html?siteSect=104&sid=11548102&cKey=1259331254000&ty=nd
Security of army guns to be improved
Swiss soldiers who do not want to keep their military-issue guns at home are to be allowed to store them for free at an army logistics centreThe new rule, which comes into force on January 1, was adopted by the Swiss government on Friday as part of its amendments to the regulations on firearms.
The cabinet also called for earlier detection of soldiers who represent a potential threat.
Under another amendment, men who wish to keep their gun after completing their compulsory army service will now have to present a weapons acquisition permit.
Although it is a long-standing tradition for Swiss men to keep their army-issue weapon at home, the practice has come under increasing criticism.
There have been a series of highly publicised killings with army weapons in the past few years, including the random shooting of a young girl at a bus stop in 2007. Suicides with army guns are also a relatively frequent occurrence.
swissinfo.ch and agencies
Remember how the Swiss are pretty much the only place where the army trains the soldiers and then gives every single one of them a gun and 50 rounds of ammunition to keep at home? Well over the past several years support has been dwindling for this tradition and as of January 1st it will basically be over.
I predict that the Swiss will not only be invaded within the next 20 years but that their country will be completely and utterly overcome by their invaders.
/fail Swiss
The world is changing, and not for the better.
