2aguy
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The fascists in the E.U., never failing to forget the lesson taught to the world by the German socialists, and the international socialists....... first you disarm people, then you commit mass murder against them......... are trying to take guns away from the Swiss...... but the Swiss are fighting back...
Swiss Diehards Defy Rifle Reform as Trump Pushes Gun Remedy
Gun-rights activists Protell said the new directive will make it more expensive and complicated to retain an army issue semi-automatic rifle, which is insulting for those who have served their country, according to General Secretary Robin Udry.
“It would mean that the day you leave the army, you’re no longer trusted with your SIG 550 and treated like a potential terrorist or criminal,” he said, referring to the semi-automatic assault rifle issued to Swiss army conscripts.
Public Concern
Protell, based in the capital Bern, is ready to gather the 50,000 signatures required to trigger a referendum should the EU proposal become law. The issue will be debated next month in Parliament. Udry points to a 50 percent increase in Protell’s membership to 12,500 over the past eight months as evidence of public concern.
“It’s a clear sign people don’t want their rights taken away and are ready to fight,” said Udry, a former chief of police training for the canton of Valais, who is also a major in the Swiss Army reserves. “In Switzerland, these kind of guns are all very well-controlled, so why should we now accept legislation from the EU when we don’t have this problem?”
David Zuberbuehler, a councillor in the Swiss People’s Party, the largest in the lower house of Parliament, dismissed the EU directive as “more bureaucracy for less security.”
Swiss Diehards Defy Rifle Reform as Trump Pushes Gun Remedy
Gun-rights activists Protell said the new directive will make it more expensive and complicated to retain an army issue semi-automatic rifle, which is insulting for those who have served their country, according to General Secretary Robin Udry.
“It would mean that the day you leave the army, you’re no longer trusted with your SIG 550 and treated like a potential terrorist or criminal,” he said, referring to the semi-automatic assault rifle issued to Swiss army conscripts.
Public Concern
Protell, based in the capital Bern, is ready to gather the 50,000 signatures required to trigger a referendum should the EU proposal become law. The issue will be debated next month in Parliament. Udry points to a 50 percent increase in Protell’s membership to 12,500 over the past eight months as evidence of public concern.
“It’s a clear sign people don’t want their rights taken away and are ready to fight,” said Udry, a former chief of police training for the canton of Valais, who is also a major in the Swiss Army reserves. “In Switzerland, these kind of guns are all very well-controlled, so why should we now accept legislation from the EU when we don’t have this problem?”
David Zuberbuehler, a councillor in the Swiss People’s Party, the largest in the lower house of Parliament, dismissed the EU directive as “more bureaucracy for less security.”
