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Originally Posted by tony286
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And that article is not necessarily "the truth" either.
1. A gun is a gun is a gun and any gun in the hand of any citizen in any country is just as dangerous.
2. Swiss have an advantage because not only does the militia aspect teach them gun responsibility and safety but also respect.
3. Swiss have a much different social strata, median income, social services, etc. and none of these factors are even being considered as contributing positive or negative influences. In a dense population, regardless of being a city or a state or a country, those types of things should be weighed in as well. Ever notice that in the US at least, the gun rampaging types tend to be white upper middle class in very competitive social systems - why not look into those contributing environmental conditions that lead up to the situation? Because that is much tougher than saying "guns are bad, mmmkay".