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Swiss vote on tighter gun control
Posted: Sun Feb 13, 2011 12:08 pm
by Jenks
Re: Swiss vote on tighter gun control
Posted: Sun Feb 13, 2011 12:18 pm
by Robin128
"...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:
Re: Swiss vote on tighter gun control
Posted: Sun Feb 13, 2011 12:24 pm
by Christel
Rob, that was my immediate response as well.
BTW, DK army and TA keep their weapons at home as well.
Re: Swiss vote on tighter gun control
Posted: Sun Feb 13, 2011 1:23 pm
by Jenks
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
Re: Swiss vote on tighter gun control
Posted: Sun Feb 13, 2011 1:42 pm
by ovenpaa
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...
Re: Swiss vote on tighter gun control
Posted: Sun Feb 13, 2011 8:15 pm
by Sim G
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.......
Re: Swiss vote on tighter gun control
Posted: Sun Feb 13, 2011 8:16 pm
by Sim G
....... And the Swiss have voted to reject tighter controls.
Registration leads to confiscation.
Re: Swiss vote on tighter gun control
Posted: Sun Feb 13, 2011 8:57 pm
by Robin128
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:
Re: Swiss vote on tighter gun control
Posted: Sun Feb 13, 2011 9:28 pm
by Sim G
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........
Re: Swiss vote on tighter gun control
Posted: Sun Feb 13, 2011 9:44 pm
by ovenpaa
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
