Yes Switzerland and most of the Scandinavian nations have mandatory military service...and under that their Government Grants them the access to have those weapons..and yes the subject of those government can get access to weapons for hunting or whatever IF the government deems fit to give it to them.

The Swiss as a people have no inherent Right as a People to bear arms of any kind.

Completely different then the USA and its Peoples Inherent Right to bear arms.

In principle, I agree with your statement but I don't agree with the rhetoric. The right to keep and bear arms is a fundamental and innate right. With rights come responsibilities, and it is the responsibility of the people to learn to use weapons properly and safely.

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Well I would think that safety and responsibility would be part of "learning to use the weapon" as aforementioned. If you are just shooting randomnly into the air I would hardly say that you know how to use a weapon

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In the mean time you will make do with killing each other

carry on

I think that's a bit extreme. People have the right to not own guns for whatever reason: pacifism, worries about misuse, don't feel like buying one, whatever.
But carrying concealed weapons should be less restricted so that every criminal has to think that there is a chance any individual could be carrying.

Making it sound as though we have a responsibility to carry and use weapons is a recipe for paranoid trigger-happiness. It's better to view as a right and something you use only in the direst of situations in which you absolutely know there is danger to you or someone else.

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People of power have NO good will and people of good will have NO power.

If you think Education is Expensive try Ignorance.

My contention wasn't that. Rather, it was towards your comment that ownership of guns is not a right. To keep and bear arms is most certainly an innate and inalienable right.

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Hey, Supe....did you know in your heart of hearts that if you really and truly want a firearm, it's not that difficult to manufacture one? The Internet probably has numerous schematics for your very own Personal Weapon.

Golf clubs, however, are nice for having next to your door, just like a big plastic Super-Soaker squirt-gun. Ammonia is wonderful stuff---and cheap. Spray someone's eyes, that fight is OVER.

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People of power have NO good will and people of good will have NO power.

If you think Education is Expensive try Ignorance.

I've read about several counties and cities that require gun ownership. Even as an NRA Life Member, I'm as opposed to that as I am to government sponsored gun grabs... and attempts to define some firearms as bad or evil, while others are acceptable. Cheap 9mm's kill many more people per year than AK-47's do, but the AK is considered the gun of Satan... just because of how it looks.

IMO, it comes down to one thing: are the firearms laws that are currently on the books being effectively appiled? If not, why pass more laws? As for who should own a gun, it's up to each individual to decide that for himself, while still meeting the general requirements of federal firearms laws. But I wouldn't accept a law which told me I had to own a firearm, anymore than I would accept a law which told me I couldn't own a firearm.

On the matter of registration, my state does not have registration. But still, I find that it's better to buy certain types of (now) legal weapons at gun shows or through private sales. Based on what's happened to gun owners in New Jersey and California, what's legal today might get your door kicked down tomorrow.

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