@DrSprockets I think you guys a pretty screwed. I cannot imagine living in an environment where people carry loaded weapons thinking it the safer option. Gee… I even remember English policemen and women walking in the streets of London demanding to reject the idea of arming them. Can you see the divide between say Canada and Europe with the USA?

@meb @DrSprockets I guess you should be careful in Switzerland then: Firearms regulation in Switzerland allows the acquisition of semi-automatic, and – with a may-issue permit – fully automatic firearms, by Swiss citizens and foreigners with or without permanent residence.
The laws pertaining to the acquisition of firearms in Switzerland are amongst the most liberal in the world!!
Heck, in the US we can’t even own Fully Automatic firearms…

@Computeforloot @DrSprockets I’m not suggesting that Switzerland has strict enough gun control laws, but I don’t know that automatic weapons are allowed. AFAIK a background check is required in all cases, as well as a safety course/check. Carrying weapons in public is heavily regulated as well, and rules also apply in the way weapons are to be stored and transported. I say all this but I don’t know first hand since I’ve only fired a gun once in my life and don’t own one.

@meb @DrSprockets here’s an interesting article that shows how the Swiss do it right::
https://www.businessinsider.com/switzerland-gun-laws-rates-of-gun-deaths-2018-2

@Computeforloot @meb You’re right! It is a very interesting read!… A very different mindset of societal responsibility and behaviour than the US!