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2023-04-21 Europe
Switzerland has a stunningly high rate of gun ownership ‐ here's why it doesn't have mass shootings
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Posted by Besoeker 2023-04-21 07:06|| || Front Page|| [11130 views ]  Top

#1 The Swiss stance is one of "armed neutrality."

They appear to be enjoying some success. Perhaps Washington should take a closer look at the SZ "stance."
Posted by Besoeker 2023-04-21 07:15||   2023-04-21 07:15|| Front Page Top

#2 A firearm is at the top of the "better to have and not need than to need and not have" list.
Posted by M. Murcek 2023-04-21 08:30||   2023-04-21 08:30|| Front Page Top

#3 the leading cause of death for children and adolescents

I keep seeing this 'fact' repeated over and over. I do not know if they are pruning the data to get this result or just making sh*t up. The CDC says the leading causes of death for adolescents are accidents, homicide and suicide.

death rates per 100,000
Accidents.. 23.6
Assault.... 12.8
Suicide.... 10.9
Cancer..... 2.7
Posted by SteveS 2023-04-21 08:39||   2023-04-21 08:39|| Front Page Top

#4 ^ does that include the new 'unknown' category and do they count child 'immigrant' age levels?
Posted by Procopius2k 2023-04-21 10:59||   2023-04-21 10:59|| Front Page Top

#5 A firearm is at the top of the...list

Well, tourniquets are right close.
And chocolate.
Posted by Skidmark 2023-04-21 11:05||   2023-04-21 11:05|| Front Page Top

#6 Re#3 I don't believe 1 damn thing that comes out of the CDC after the "pandemic".
Posted by Chris 2023-04-21 11:29||   2023-04-21 11:29|| Front Page Top

#7 the twin to Switzerland is Mexico

very restricted laws on gun possession, low rate of gun ownership (except for the criminal gangs)

very high rate of gun related fatalities
Posted by lord garth 2023-04-21 11:29||   2023-04-21 11:29|| Front Page Top

#8 Perhaps this has a lot to do with it as well:

Conscription. Switzerland has mandatory military service for all able-bodied male citizens, who are conscripted when they reach the age of majority, though women may volunteer for any position.

Swiss Reservists take they weapons and field gear home with them but most ammunition is stored at unit locations.
Posted by NoMoreBS 2023-04-21 11:45||   2023-04-21 11:45|| Front Page Top

#9 Does Switzerland have lederhosen Clad gangs of young men committing felonies in apocalyptic cityscapes where DAs routinely fail to prosecute offenders or downgrade charges? Has Swiss culture been inculcated with criminal tenets like, “Snitches get stitches.” It is not the gun laws it is the culture.
Posted by Super Hose 2023-04-21 12:51||   2023-04-21 12:51|| Front Page Top

#10 Re#3 I don't believe 1 damn thing that comes out of the CDC after the "pandemic".

Think they've been caught putting suicide by firearm and accidental discharge fatalities into the firearm violence stats. And for an organization which claims to know a thing or two about disease, they just can't seem to find firearm violence clusters.
Posted by swksvolFF 2023-04-21 13:17||   2023-04-21 13:17|| Front Page Top

#11 The stats seem to show a correlation btwn #DiversityIsStrength and mass shootings - were as you have less of one, you have less of the other.
Posted by mossomo 2023-04-21 13:27||   2023-04-21 13:27|| Front Page Top

#12 Its like groups will defend the reasons why they don't want to be a different group; the prime reason for diversity in the first place.

I think Caesar's Commentaries clearly outlines this. In fact, I think a person could make a good case that Alesia went to the Romans because the diverse gallic tribes were unable to make a good enough cooperative effort to coordinate a breach in the fortifications.
Posted by swksvolFF 2023-04-21 13:59||   2023-04-21 13:59|| Front Page Top

#13 firearm violence clusters

We Mapped 150,000 Shootings. Here’s What We Found.
Posted by Skidmark 2023-04-21 17:37||   2023-04-21 17:37|| Front Page Top

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