Switzerland: four dead in shooting over domestic dispute

[shenmue]

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From the article:

The attacker, who was separated from his wife and three children, shot dead his parents-in-law and brother-in-law on Saturday night, they added.

The 36-year-old then went into a second house and killed a male neighbour.

[yeoman6987]

1. How did they get the guns? Were they snuggled into the country?

That needs investigated. Guns are illegal in all of Europe. This is such a tragedy. This is why they have bans on guns. Someday we may follow Switzerland.

[CBGLuthier]

2. Guns are not illegal in Switzerland.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gun_politics_in_Switzerland

[yeoman6987]

4. Oh thanks. So sad. Now I wish they were

Maybe if they were this might not have happened.

[Electric Monk]

3. Switzerland has one of the highest gun ownership rates in the world, roughly half the US number.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Number_of_guns_per_capita_by_country
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gun_politics_in_Switzerland

Gun politics in Switzerland are unique in Europe. The vast majority of men between the ages of 20 and 30 are conscripted into the militia and undergo military training, including weapons training. The personal weapons of the militia are kept at home as part of the military obligations, however it is generally not permitted to keep army issued ammunition (compatible ammunition purchased privately by the individual is still permitted); Switzerland thus has one of the highest gun ownership rates in the world.