Gun Control & RKBA
In reply to the discussion: This message was self-deleted by its author [View all]JohnnyRingo
(18,628 posts)Then of course they have to find ammunition that is effective on armoured personel carriers and train their small population on the Galaga video game to take out multiple targets with unlimited ammo. If all else fails, the Swiss can use the rifles to end the anguish of radiation poisoning.
Actually, this Swiss requirement is a quaint throwback to a simpler time when soldiers moved enmasse and on foot. Today, the best defence the Swiss people have is a banker armed with a state-of-the-art laptop and a wi-fi connection, and they know it.
Times have changed over the centuries, and the next ruler of the Earth will be an economic superpower, not merely an up-armed Roman legion. The Swiss are rich in silly tradition, and giving their populace rifles to prevent invasion is as antiquated as the uniforms worn by the Vatican guard.
I'm not anti-gun, far from it, but the Swiss are not independently free because of a supply of bolt action Mausers.