Swiss vote on tighter gun control

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Jenks · #1 Post by **Jenks** » Sun Feb 13, 2011 12:08 pm

Just heard this on the noon news.. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-12441834

Jenks

Robin128 · #2 Post by **Robin128** » Sun Feb 13, 2011 12:18 pm

"...The proposal's backers say keeping soldiers' firearms locked up in armouries would reduce the suicide rate."

What nonsense IMHO, If someone wants to top themselves...they will.

:roll:

#3 Post by **Christel** » Sun Feb 13, 2011 12:24 pm

Rob, that was my immediate response as well.

BTW, DK army and TA keep their weapons at home as well.

Jenks · #4 Post by **Jenks** » Sun Feb 13, 2011 1:23 pm

Related article... http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/4755143.stm

Quote from linked article..

''It's very common to hear women tell how their husbands remind them they have a gun in moments of tension ''

Professor Brigitte Schnegg, Berne University

Jenks

#5 Post by **ovenpaa** » Sun Feb 13, 2011 1:42 pm

Jenks wrote:Quote from linked article..
''It's very common to hear women tell how their husbands remind them they have a gun in moments of tension ''

I think 'moments of tension' could easily be counted on one hand in our house over the last dozen years and they are usually very quickly closed with a 'Give me a hug you tw*t' or similar. Life is too short, anyway hugs are always fun. :P

Plus reminding a trained killing machine you have a gun strikes me as a rather dim thing to say...

#6 Post by **Sim G** » Sun Feb 13, 2011 8:15 pm

Jenks wrote:Related article... http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/4755143.stm

Quote from linked article..

''It's very common to hear women tell how their husbands remind them they have a gun in moments of tension ''

Professor Brigitte Schnegg, Berne University

Jenks

That says more about Swiss marriages than it does guns.......

#7 Post by **Sim G** » Sun Feb 13, 2011 8:16 pm

....... And the Swiss have voted to reject tighter controls.

Registration leads to confiscation.

Robin128 · #8 Post by **Robin128** » Sun Feb 13, 2011 8:57 pm

Jenks wrote:Related article... http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/4755143.stm

Quote from linked article..

''It's very common to hear women tell how their husbands remind them they have a gun in moments of tension ''

Professor Brigitte Schnegg, Berne University

Jenks

That is a terrifying thought...never ever thought it let alone threaten...Good God!

:roll:

#9 Post by **Sim G** » Sun Feb 13, 2011 9:28 pm

Robin128 wrote:That is a terrifying thought...never ever thought it let alone threaten...Good God!

It is, however, I am already planning to tell whatever grunting, non eye contact, long haired slob that my daughter for whom some outlandish idea finds pond life attractive, that I do have guns....... and a shovel....... and access to 385 acres........

#10 Post by **ovenpaa** » Sun Feb 13, 2011 9:44 pm

My daughter (25 years old) has recently started what appears to be a serious relationship and Christel and I met the chap last time we were up in Derbyshire, he was pleasant to speak to, polite and quite reserved, maybe a tad wary?

I mentioned it to her afterwards and she gleefully admitted she had mentioned in passing that I shoot and know the Derbyshire moors rather well

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