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Question to those not in the USA, and who have lived outside the USA. (sh.itjust.works)

submitted 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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I've been thinking about something and want to check an assumption I have. I only hear directly from other people in the USA, and interract with the global community through memes. How are the gun regulations/laws different from yours in terms of strictness, and do you wish there was more or less where you live?

Not looking for a debate here, discuss cold drinks vs hot drinks instead. Appreciate either answer. ❤️

Edit: Thanks for the answers all. I'm super proud how productive eveyone kept this talk. I figured most of you had very different experiences than I. I'll share my most recent experience. I don't have a firearm, but have considered it after being trained enough. When sharing this with "normal" people around town, I had multiple people offer to sell or gift me a gun where the serial number was scratched off and non-traceable. I ofter heard, "oh man, yeah. You need a gun." I have literally never needed one. The fact that people offer to give me one when I don't have a liscence or training shows the mindset of the minority here and how much of a problem a few individuals can make to safety within the current system.

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[–] [email protected] 7 points 2 years ago (5 children)

I have lived in Switzerland.

They have mandatory service and many people choose the military service option.

As I understand it, they get basic training and then do annual service. Most people seem to enjoy this as they serve with people from where they grew up and hae a lot of fun (and beer).

Each of these people has a military rifle in their home (and uniform, etc) with live ammo. They are a standing army. A well ordered militia, maybe?

You often see them on the train in fatigues with their weapon on the way to training.

https://www.ch.ch/en/safety-and-justice/military-service-and-civilian-service/military-service/#basic-training

https://www.reddit.com/r/MilitaryPorn/s/I1GLtIcQ4c

While the Swiss do tragically have "mass shootings", they are not US style terror attacks, typically: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_mass_shootings_in_Switzerland

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 years ago (2 children)

What are the gun ownership rules for people who do not choose the military service option?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago

There is a more in dept post above. In a nutshell, you can have semi-auto with a shall issue permit. No carrying for self defense however.

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