Reply #170: When I lived in

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Switzerland it was pretty much wide open. No Federal laws, rules varied by Canton, some of which did not require registration. Changed in the late 90s. IIRC retired soldiers keep their personal weapons. Just about everyone had firearms at home.

What I have found interesting is despite having a much larger percentage of guns in homes than the US, there is a much lower frequency of gun crime and accidents in Switzerland.

I'm not a follower of Mao or Jesus, nor am I a reactionary white male looking for victim status. I'm progressive and a gun owner. The latter does not run my life, but it has given me pause when it comes to supporting certain candidates, and I am not alone in that.

To me tolerance of differences is a key progressive value and I tolerate a divergence of views on firearms. Others clearly do not, so I wonder just how progressive they really are.