Boondocking safety-Are you armed?

captnjack wrote:

memtb wrote:

pianotuna wrote:
How strange that there are more gun shot deaths per capita in USA than in any of the other G7 nations. Yet the gun "carrying" USA members here feel "safer".

All the highest crime areas of the US have the most stringent gun control laws. Care to guess why! Here in Wyoming, we have the highest per capita firearms ownership of any of the 50 states....yet we are among the lowest in crime rates! In Switzerland firearm ownership is required...military assault rifles (Sig 550) are issued to all men above 20 years of age (unless deemed unqualified) and participate in the militia. Switzerland has the lowest crime rate in the world,

One of the most dangerous places in America....a gun free zone!

This is not true. Only those in the military are issued guns, which are returned or purchased upon leaving. There is no ownership requirement. Guns are not issued to every male over 20 years of age. They do have regulations anThe Militia System
In Switzerland, military service is compulsory for all able-bodied men, and alternative civil service is only available for conscientious objectors. Those unwilling to serve must pay a fine.[32] Conscription begins at age nineteen,[33] and the duty to serve ends between the ages of thirty-four and fifty, depending on the rank of the militiaman.[34]

Militiamen are issued personal equipment, which includes a personal weapon and ammunition.[35] The militiaman is authorized to keep the weapon in his home,[36] unless he decides to deposit it in his unit’s armory.[37] When the militiaman retires, he may keep the personal weapon,[38] provided it has been properly maintained by the qualified technicians of his military unit.[39]

If there is danger of the abuse or improper handling or maintenance of the weapon, the commandant of the military unit will confiscate the personal weapon.[40] The police, courts, and prosecutors may inform the commandant of circumstances that call for the confiscation of the weapon.[41] The abuse or mishandling of weapons is punishable either by a disciplinary measure or by imprisonment or a fine, depending on the circumstances.[42]d restrictions for gun ownership.
But you are correct that there is a high rate of gun ownership and a low rate of crime.

The Militia System
In Switzerland, military service is compulsory for all able-bodied men, and alternative civil service is only available for conscientious objectors. Those unwilling to serve must pay a fine.[32] Conscription begins at age nineteen,[33] and the duty to serve ends between the ages of thirty-four and fifty, depending on the rank of the militiaman.[34]

Militiamen are issued personal equipment, which includes a personal weapon and ammunition.[35] The militiaman is authorized to keep the weapon in his home,[36] unless he decides to deposit it in his unit’s armory.[37] When the militiaman retires, he may keep the personal weapon,[38] provided it has been properly maintained by the qualified technicians of his military unit.[39]

If there is danger of the abuse or improper handling or maintenance of the weapon, the commandant of the military unit will confiscate the personal weapon.[40] The police, courts, and prosecutors may inform the commandant of circumstances that call for the confiscation of the weapon.[41] The abuse or mishandling of weapons is punishable either by a disciplinary measure or by imprisonment or a fine, depending on the circumstances.[42]


capthjack, While I may have misinterpreted the Swiss Militia Requirements ( and may still be), it appears that I’m not very far off.