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Now is he a "good guy" that the pro-gun lobby advocates carrying a gun everywhere or a "bad guy" that should have been gunned down on the spot like a rabid dog?He's such a responsible, stand-up kind of guy that not only is he playing with a loaded gun in a public venue WHILE DRUNK, he goes all the way home instead of waiting for the police like an adult.

The comments on how Switzerland has many guns but comparatively low gun violence leaves some of the details out. Everyone points out that the militia requires men to keep their issued weapons at home. Government ammo is no longer issued but is stored in arsenals. The gun holder may purchase his own ammo.From Wikipedia (Firearms regulation in Switzerland - Wikipedia), gun owners must have a license to own a gun and even to buy ammunition. All gun transfers are recorded (not in the US). The ammunition purchase is reported to the regulatory bureau. Carry permits require justification as opposed to the US just 'cuz method.

At a Boy Scout meeting with a gun safety lecture, the police officer giving the talk was discussing the different kinds of shotgun - double barrel, semi-auto & pump.When he got to the pump action he told the scouts that the easiest way to talk a suspect into surrendering during a standoff is to work the action within their hearing.It is a chilling sound when you know what it is.

One word - MONEYIf the manufacturer and sales people can make a buck, they will.