Swiss voters approve tighter gun control, avoid EU clash

Gerald · 05-19-19, 10:51 AM

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ZURICH/GENEVA (Reuters) - Swiss voters agreed by a nearly two-to-one margin on Sunday to adopt tighter gun controls in line with changes to European Union rules, heading off a clash with Brussels.The measure passed in the binding referendum under the Swiss system of direct democracy by a 64-36% margin, provisional final results showed.

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The restrictions, which apply to non-EU member Switzerland because it is part of Europe’s Schengen open-border system, had raised hackles among shooting enthusiasts ahead of the vote.

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-s...-idUSKCN1SP0AA

Nordmann · 05-19-19, 11:12 AM

Dictatorships love gun control, that much history has shown us. I suppose they were concerned that the EU officials would stop banking with them!

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Nordmann Commodore Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: England Posts: 628 Downloads: 62 Uploads: 0	Dictatorships love gun control, that much history has shown us. I suppose they were concerned that the EU officials would stop banking with them! __________________ "I must confess that my imagination refuses to see any sort of submarine doing anything but suffocating its crew and floundering at sea." - H. G. Wells