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Mass Murder Is a Choice. The Gun Industry Made It (www.rollingstone.com)

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[-] hansl@lemmy.world 11 points 2 years ago

Also do Switzerland have carry laws? If everyone left their firearms at home it would be much less of an issue too.

[-] BaroqueInMind@kbin.social 13 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Swiss can open carry in hunting areas with a license and allowed to store their own firearms and some duty fireams in their homes. They care more about to control the sales and storage of ammunition moreso than the actual rifles and handguns themselves.

[-] hansl@lemmy.world 17 points 2 years ago

In many states in the USA you can carry your weapon (both open and concealed) to the grocery store. It makes everyone uncomfortable and is super weird. Also most people don’t carry their guns properly and it would take someone about two seconds to steal it.

[-] PersnickityPenguin@lemm.ee 5 points 2 years ago

Yes:

"If you wish to carry a weapon in a public place, you must obtain a permit do so from the cantonal authorities. The permit is valid throughout Switzerland and you must have it on you at all times."

"Your application to carry a weapon will only be granted if you can prove that you must carry a weapon, for example if you are a private security officer, in order to protect yourself, other people or objects from tangible danger. You must also pass an exam on how to use weapons and the legal requirements for doing so."

Cantons are about the size of a county in the United States, so imagine getting a concealed permit for a particular county. They don't carry over, so you're not going to be able to travel very far with it.

Not that Swiss people really travel that far either...

[-] hansl@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago

In Florida it’s a form that doesn’t do a background check and doesn’t even check that your main residence is in Florida. Then you can use that license in other states.

John Oliver did an episode on how absurd it is.

[-] PersnickityPenguin@lemm.ee 1 points 2 years ago

There are quite a few states that do not allow CCW permits from other states. New York, California, Oregon, Washington and many others.

The states that honor all U.S.-issued concealed carry permits are:

Alabama Alaska Arizona Arkansas Idaho Indiana Kansas Kentucky Michigan (resident permits only) Mississippi Missouri Montana North Carolina Ohio Oklahoma Sout Dakota Tennessee Utah Vermont Virginia

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