Swiss Gun Culture Photos

[Frankingun]

What about the old Swiss rifles in my basement (and the basements of many INGO members). The Swiss don't destroy them, they sell them. Destroy is just the cover story.

You know how that goes, Mr. J. Governments says they will destroy guns but then turn and sell them to the Greek or Armenian arms dealers. Just like how BDR "destroyed" all those DDR AKs by selling them to both sides in Yugoslavia.

Or, how Chicago, New Orleans, or NYC "destroys" guns (publicly chuck a few in the furnace) and then sell, usually with 100 or 150 mile restrictions, the rest that they do not keep (very few get stolen as most are junk).

I was thinking that the caption was wrong, there's too much workmanship in those. I have one, and it's metalwork is a thing of beauty. The stock however, looks like it was used to fend off a family of hungry beavers.

 

[kharb]

Pic 17 is something. "I will have some oatmeal and a street sweeper for breakfast please."

That picture caught my attention too. Check out all the booze and the racks of wine on the right of the picture.

 

[turnandshoot4]

That's how they roll.

I'm a quarter swiss! I'm a descendent of this guy. My grandma was a Winkelreid.

Arnold von Winkelried - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

 

[Kirk Freeman]

ihateiraq, yes, you keep your Stg90 at home as well as the minimum required ammo (it's in a tub that cannot be opened unless ordered to be opened). Officers keep their pistols as well.

Support weapons and assorted weaponry (crew served SWs, shotguns, machine pistols, inter alia) are kept at armouries in your Canton.

You can buy ammo at stores or at ranges. You have a minimum days of rifle drill (the photos you see with the Swiss bicycling or on the bus with a Stg 57 or 90 are usually people coming from or to rifle drill).

Here's more info:

3.2.1 Switzerland: Military service

The Swiss and their Guns

Military of Switzerland - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

 

[Kirk Freeman]

Check out all the booze and the racks of wine on the right of the picture.

Must be a French or Italian speaking canton.

Wine and beer are usually served with every dinner in the HC.

 

[Kirk Freeman]

If you can read German (French or Italian--I speak the third most Italian), you may wish to view Pro Tell, the society for liberal gun rights:

proTELL - Gesellschaft für ein freiheitliches Waffenrecht

Visier magazine also has articles on the Swiss gun scene and features American gun writers from time to time (and really cool guns for sale in the classifieds):

Visier - Das internationale Waffen-Magazin

 

[CountryBoy19]

Do they not check for bore obstructions in the American militree in the same manner?

Oh no, you will surely die immediately if you do so... no matter if the firearm is cleared or not, you will drop dead. It is only in Europe that people can manage to do that without dropping dead immediately.

Or at least that is what some INGO members think.