• @[email protected]
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    391 month ago

    Yeah, they’re literally just normal dudes doing their mandatory service that everyone hates. I think one of the benefits of mandatory service is that the police state isn’t exclusively made up of the most violent and conservative people in the country.

    • Flax
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      131 month ago

      Apparently Switzerland has higher gun ownership rates than America, but in order to own one you have to have completed the mandatory military service. It literally decreases mass shootings yet giving you the freedom to own guns.

      • @[email protected]
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        221 month ago

        Yes and no, the ownership rate is high because some soldiers keep their arms after service. But you don’t need to have served to own a gun, you simply need a permit and clean record. Also a lot of people do target shooting as a sport (in a controlled environment, not like in someones backyard).

      • @mkwt
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        81 month ago

        Switzerland also very, very heavily regulates the civilian possession of ammunition.