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The following is an information sheet provided by the
Swiss Consulate, 3440 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 817,
Los Angeles, CA 90010.
Gun control in Switzerland
1. The Swiss militia
Military service in Switzerland is compulsory and all male
Swiss citizens incorporated in combatant militia units are
taught how to shoot, beginning at age 20 with basic
military training. Rifle clubs teach younger men how to
shoot in voluntary preparatory courses.
All combatant militia troops (ages 20 to 50) are obliged to
keep their personal weapon, normally an automatic assault
rifle and ammunition at home.
It is strictly forbidden to use the military weapons for
any non-authorized purposes. While each militiaman keeps
some sealed ammunition at home, he is under no
circumstances allowed to use the ammunition for any private
use.
A militiaman who uses his military weapon for unauthorized
and improper purposes may, under military criminal law, be
sentenced to prison or, if the offense is of small gravity,
be punished by disciplinary action.
2. The purchasing of private firearms
The purchase of firearms and ammunition is subject to
cantonal (State) legislation, and the regulations vary from
Canton to Canton. Some minimal rules have, however, been
agreed upon in a so-called "Concordat" which binds all
Cantons.
In this "Concordat" in its latest revision of 1970 it is
stated
a) that whoever sells firearms and ammunition commercially
must have an authorization (firearm-sale permit) issued by
the competent authority of the canton where the business is
domiciled;
b) commercial sales of firearms are only allowed to persons
presenting a duly signed "firearms purchase certificate"
issued by the competent authorities of the canton where the
purchaser is domiciled;
c) such purchase certificates are not issued to persons
under 18 years of age, to mentally ill people, to persons
under guardianship, to alcoholics, as well as to persons
with a criminal record, or if reasonable suspicion of doing
harm with a weapon to themselves or third parties exists.
d) persons authorized to sell firearms are required to keep
detailed records containing the date of sale, the exact
personal data of the purchaser, the number, issuing
authority and date of the "purchase certificate", as well
as the type and serial number of the firearm.
The purchase of a firearm requires a permit in all Swiss
cantons. The carrying and transportation of firearms and
other weapons to is subject to the issuance of a special
permit in the following cantons:
Zurich, Lucerne, Schwyz, Obwalden, Freiburg, Solothurn,
Basel City, Schaffhausen, Appenzell Interior Rhodes, St.
Gallen, Thurgau, Ticino, Neuchatel, Geneva.
The "Weapon Rules" of the Canton of Zurich, which regulates
the trade in weapons and ammunition as well as the carrying
and owning of weapons, and are fairly representative of
other cantonal rules, subject the carrying of handguns,
gasguns, pointed weapons (such as daggers, etc.), blunt
weapons (such as knuckledusters, etc.), as well as the
transportation of these weapons in public transport
facilities to a personal permit (weapon permit), valid up
to 2 years, if danger to the applicant's person or property
can be substantiated. Private ownership of machine pistols,
machine guns, explosive weapons (i.e. hand grenades and
bombs) as well as weapon simulating articles of daily use,
is prohibited.
Automatic and Semiautomatic weapons can only be purchased
(and carried) with a special permit issued by the Federal
Military Department (Department of Defense), after
consultation with the Federal Police, and a special
cantonal authorization which generally is only granted to
collectors.
May 1989
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