goes for the Swiss this time around a lot. An imaginary opponents of arms "initiative to protect against weapons of violence" would significant changes in gun laws cause. The demagogues set deliberately on the fear element in the un-informed, suggesting an improvement of the "threat". On 13 February 2011 the Swiss people vote via this popular initiative.
Switzerland is recognized as one of the last bastions of liberal gun ownership. A Entwaffnungsinitiative will replace the existing licensing and inspection system for weapons but a new one. By pacifist groups under the leadership of the Socialist Party (SP) launched a popular initiative will exacerbate the current gun laws radical. It calls on the pretext of fighting of violent crimes and the abolition of home delivery of the personal weapon of Swiss Army militiamen.
Receivables
- Commodities and Capability for the acquisition and possession of firearms
- prohibition of so-called "most dangerous weapons" such as automatic firearms and pump actions
- Establishment of a central Arms Register
the federal government - agreed not to home delivery of the personal weapon of the members of the army
- Prohibition, the Army dismissed from military service members leave their weapons
The Swiss Federal Council has reviewed the initiative and does it off without a counteroffer. He believes that the protection from misuse of weapons in the current gun laws sufficiently taken into account and that in the field artillery in steps have been taken to prevent possible abuses with Ordonnanzwaffen. The Defence Committee of the National Council (SiK-N) recommends their advice, the initiative "Protection from armed violence" with 18 votes to 8 to reject.
pursued basically the Entwaffnungsinitiative two goals. She wants to reduce the backlog and make it difficult for new acquisition. The initiative would be adopted, including the introduction of the need principle would be the result.
The need principle
With the need principle of management is a very clever tool is placed in the hand to regulate gun owners and control. Also, a need principle is very good for the screws to systematically attract. A gradual and permanent tightening gun laws is thus open the floodgates.
distinguishes a rule, the need principle in various groups of gun owners. This can be: Sport shooters, hunters, collectors and weapons experts. Rifles is a further differentiation possible after shooting disciplines. Every gun owner must be in accordance. the need to him by the administration was admitted to regularly provide the evidence justifying its need. Self-defense is not commonly recognized as a need basis.
the same time, so still reached a very useful side effect: It splits the gun owners into several groups. Gun owners take only as belonging to a sub-group was. Either an Olympic shooter or hunter or collector or IPSC shooter, etc. - but not more than gun owners as a whole. This allows the groups better off against each other and common actions on a broad front are largely excluded. Other laws tightened likely.
The need principle is like herpes: Did it once, do not you get it going again.
Furthermore sought a ban on all weapons categories. The infamous "Pump-Gun", this paragon of hell, is tilting at once. They lost to the cross section dubious representation in TV series by non-specialist directors. A reliable statistics on the "special danger" of this weapon does not exist anyway.
The driving force: "Women in Fear"
based to a large extent the justification Entwaffnungsinitiative of the fear element and the "tense threat" in Switzerland. Women in particular, it is suggested, face a constant threat from armed violence. Even if that really would be created by a Entwaffnungsinitiative even more security. It is aimed just against those who do not present a security risk, militiamen and responsible citizens. The initiative does not prevent the criminal misuse and illegal weapons and fight as little to reflect the real causes of domestic violence and suicides.
The cost
silent as to costs, the initiators of the Entwaffnungsidee. For the establishment of a central arms register of all weapons detection is necessary. This is not just about the military weapons in private hands, but to ALL weapons. The additional administrative burden will undoubtedly increase in the billions CHF. A work that will stand in no relation to the benefits. In addition, the implementation of the need principle will increase the bureaucracy and burden on the budget with ongoing cost. Financial resources that could be better used elsewhere. For example. for the construction of new shooting ranges ...
References:
http://www.waffeninitiative-nein.ch/
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