Switzerland: So Many Guns, No Mass Shootings | The Daily Show Throwback

[@Imagineunicorns_zm]

"If you can't be responsible of following some simple rules in society why should you own a gun." Was a simple but yet profound statement.

[@AD-jq7ow]

It's not profound...it's logic... something most americans lack

[@adewumit.k3406]

Absolutely "SIMPLE" but very DIFFICULT for the Americans to govern themselves with. 👍

[@parrisprice5892]

We cant even prosecute criminals in government...the law" makers" who break the law.

[@readingtips2690]

We knew it's finally here kzbin.info/www/bejne/Y6KWlplret6XZ9k

[@readingtips2690]

We knew it's finally here kzbin.info/www/bejne/Y6KWlplret6XZ9k

[@sams.1597]

It’s not just “gun” culture, It’s culture of the whole country. Kids are raised to be responsible.

[@marquisstrongchild7535]

I know right?

[@thomasward00]

Also look at the Demographics of Switzerland.... It's NOT like America

[@cjmixmaster]

And adults are taught not to shift blame

[@sams.1597]

@@cjmixmaster Not shifting blame if that’s what you are saying. It’s the parents responsibility to raise their kids well and the parents are largely responsible for their kids actions.

[@scribejay]

@@thomasward00 I have so many questions about this comment. I'm not sure I want them answered.

[@seanmacleod470]

I live in Switzerland and have for 17 years. People here respect guns and in general, rules. Politics is not a circus. People are very educated and everything is done to lift you up if you have an addiction or problem. It makes a big difference. That said, it’s super expensive.

[@40bpaula]

It sounds like you get what you pay for. It's expensive, but your children don't worry about dying during math class. I'd pay it.

[@writenamehere0000]

Ok, ok...

[@Synkhan]

@@The_Gallowglass and yet you cant afford basic healthcare.. You guys are so jaded in your first world poverty its honestly amazing.

[@The_Gallowglass]

@@Synkhan Sure you can. It always astonishes me the arrogance you people have when you talk about things you know little about.

[@Imakebootysclap]

@@40bpaula they dont have to worry here either. In 30 years how many kids shot in school vs how man that weren't. Thats like saying Id pay to not live in Switzerland because of all the people who freeze to death or get hit by a falling bolder. You have a better chance of crashing on 3 different planes and living through them all than getting shot up in class. You have a better chance of crashing and dying on your way to school. Better not get in the ocean, better chance of being eaten by a shark... Cant live your life fearing something supper rare because the media tells you to.

[@zombie_music4life]

this interviewer deserves a raise.. handled this situation with great humour / sarcasm with the same time giving great info..

[@justaguy6100]

It's REALLY important to note that you get your rifle after you complete your mandatory service, so you've been vetted by that service and discipline. The cowboys don't make it, the delusional and violent don't make it. The UNDISCIPLINED don't make it. So even if you want your grandfather's Sturmgewehr after he passes, if you washed out during that service, you're not getting it. Background checks go beyond just criminal checks, and since every able-bodied man must serve, then it's a pretty intense vetting. AND THEN, the Swiss figured out that, without those bullets, the weapon loses a lot of it's potential lethality, so they strictly regulate the ammunition since there are so many firearms in the country. Being Swiss of course, many DO enjoy keeping their proficiency up at the range. So you request the ammunition for that purpose, then account for it afterwards, keeping in mind that those who are allowed ammunition have been through the discipline of the military. Plus, somehow, those that serve in Switzerland don't become gun fetishists themselves, nor anti-government nutcases.

[@readingtips2690]

We knew it's finally here kzbin.info/www/bejne/Y6KWlplret6XZ9k

[@Makarosc]

isn't everybody government tho

[@PhoebeSimony]

The amount of common sense and levelheadedness in this comment is disorienting. One more sign I gotta get out of the US

[@ramblerdave1339]

It makes sense. This is the country that puts tools in their army knives, because no one wants them if they're only for knifing.

[@cozmothemagician7243]

@@PhoebeSimony Take me with you please (; As long as you are heading north. I have a friend in Canada.

[@MK384]

He pretty much said it right there:" If you can't be trusted to behave, how can you be trusted with a gun."

[@Nanamiogawa]

KEYWORD: COMMON SENSE

[@zacharyhenderson2902]

Sounds exactly like the law in every state in the United States

[@tevarinvagabond1192]

The thing is, criminals don't follow rules....the US is much more massive in landmass and population than Switzerland, plus it is not a homogenous country. Switzerland is mostly all white with people that follow a single culture, it is widely acknowledged that homogenous cultures have less crime overall because there isn't as many tensions within due to people generally following the same customs and having similar beliefs. The US is a mix of literally the entire world's customs and cultures, thus there is a lot of clashing going on. Clashing creates discontent and misunderstandings, and those can cause hate...hate can lead to crime. Not to mention the fact that when the US was first a country, criminals from all over Europe fled there for a new start and to escape the law...still happens too, with Irish, Chinese, Japanese, Italian, and Russian gangs all over the US having been embedded for quite a long time. Add the wilderness of the US in, it made things more dangerous overall, so you can't just expect people to not have weapons to protect themselves...

[@runenorderhaug7646]

Except the problem with this arguement is that a lot of the countries that people in the US claim are homogenized actually have higher diversity rankings than many states in the US and in fact the US total. It is often much mroe based on sterotypes of that country rather than reality of that countries diversity because it isnt meant to be based on evidence. America is not the most hetrogenous country in the world and in fact many europeon countries have people coming from all over europe, asia, middle east, russia, and even different kinds of americans too. In fact switerland is both linguistically and racially more diverse than the united states based on the studies I could find by about 4% In additon, depending on the survey the reality is that many countries will not see ethnicity like many in the US do as well which means they may also report it as lower ethnicity because to them that other person is homogenous with them

[@zacharyhenderson2902]

@@runenorderhaug7646 the United States is the most racially, culturally, and geographically diverse country in the world.

[@mbur1gess]

I lived in Switzerland for six years and I was amazed by everyone's commitment to the "social contract". You can be as free as you want, but only because everyone follows the rules for the benefit of society. There's almost no crime, littering, playing music after 10pm or tax evasion because it just doesn't cross your mind to try to break the rules! Now I live in the US, where the focus is on self and not society. Every child is taught to scream out loud, "I'm special! You can't tell me what to do because I'm exceptional! My parents, my teachers and every movie told me I'm special!"

[@buy_large_mansions]

No tax evasion in Switzerland?

[@nancywutzke5392]

Spot on! Exactly what I've been seeing happening here for year's.

[@ashleyjohansson230]

Yeah so many conservatives are constantly screaming about "freedom" without wanting any responsibility that comes with it.

[@robertwilson8184]

The idea of a "social contract" would assuredly be lambasted as a vestige of white supremacy, here in the US. After all, I've heard simply showing up on time for work is one such vestige. The breach of the social contract, with respect to the second amendment, generally results in being shot or otherwise incapacitated and incarcerated. I'm told this also is a symptom of white supremacy.

[@kopxpert]

I lived in Switzerland for almost 7 years and I've never heard any police sirens not even once (I actually lived in the city), never seen or even heard of a crime from friends or neighbors . Saw probably like 2-3 scuffles at bars (in my 7 years!) by drunks but that's about it - never anything serious.

[@lisarhyn3368]

I'm 18 and do a course right now in handling the Sturmgewehr 90, the Swiss military rifle. We are always tested on safety rules, such as the 4 most important ones. We have to memorize exactly every word and respect our gun and treat it not as a toy, but a powerful weapon, which it actually is.

[@rasimkazi7086]

In Switzerland can any gun own as many rounds in magazines.

[@trollwhisperer1770]

Switzerland also has a robust social system, infrastructure, non political cops and is also an actual democracy, not a gerrymandered pay to play scheme. Just sayin, maybe that could be the difference in violent crime, not just gun stuff?

[@samuelmorales2344]

No. The border towns in the Mexico-US border on US side are some the least crime in the whole country. That is despite being adjacent to the most dangerous cities on the other side of the border. Switzerland like a lot of Western Europeans have a higher standing of morality. Plain and simple. You must judge the human before judging material things. You see you like to portray people as being innocent and only corrupted by things or the lack of things.

[@trollwhisperer1770]

@@samuelmorales2344 - ok, I'll ignore the blatant racism and meet on your level, if it's true that western Europe has a higher morality, then that's why they have robust social networks, non political cops, actual democracies, etc. Doesn't change what I said, at all, and yes, people need the basics of life like shelter and food, almost half the US cannot afford both, even working multiple jobs, if the pay is not enough for half the country to live, why get a job? We would be better off forming agricultural communities and just accepting the collapse of our country into a failed state.

[@ninetendopesaitama2107]

Yeah you cant compare a first world country like the swiss to the USA. Thats unfair. ☮️

[@dukebanerjee4710]

@@samuelmorales2344 High crime neighborhoods of course don't have a high cost of living. But, due to gentrification, the nicer parts of town become more expensive to live in. Which means, you pay less if you live farther away (requiring reliable transportation and gas) or in a high crime neighborhood where no one wants to live unless they have no other choice. The low cost of living in high crime neighborhoods is due to lower demand to live there, but high cost of living elsewhere forces hard choices. Also, gun control isn't gun banning, and social welfare systems aren't a substitute for self-responsibilty, but provide support to people working to get out of poverty. It's a lot easier to work towards a higher paying job when you don't have to break the bank to put your child in daycare.

[@trollwhisperer1770]

@@samuelmorales2344no, you are talking about crime, I'm talking about regular people, that's why you can't understand it, and I'm not making that stat up, between rent prices, food, and fuel, millions of Americans, almost half, it was 44% last time I checked, cannot afford to keep their place and buy food. There have been tons of reports about it, it's nationwide, been going on for a couple years now, and it doesn't matter how hard you work. You are arguing ideology and morality, I'm arguing everyones reality that the country is broken and has stopped functioning for half of us, that's pragmatism.

[@alpsrider1316]

As a Swiss citizen who was trained in the army to properly use a gun and drink beer, I approve this message. The overwhelming majority of deaths by firearm here are suicide. Noone carries a gun but the ones who have to. Meaning almost exclusively cops. But you'll indeed see hundreds of guns, military full automatic assaut rifles too (the kind of ones you can't even get in the US ;) ), on happenings such as shown in this video, in train stations when soldiers are getting to their duty, during gun fairs, etc. It's very easy to get a license to own guns. And even easier to purchase one. But you're not allowed to carry it around. Basically, you may take it to the range, to get serviced or sold. You have to store and carry guns and ammo separated. Ammo for the military assault rifle is sold at the range only. And finally, you're only allowed to use guns in designated places such as public or private ranges. A few basic rules, that anyone who wants to own and use a gun should be able to respect. I wish you guys one day get this problem solved in the US. People believe gun control goes against their freedom, when in fact they're captive of lobbies that couldn't care less about their freedom or their life. They will actually be free when they will be able to shoot their guns as much as they want AND be confident their kids come back from school. Keep on informing them with this great show! Cheers from Switzerland.

[@henrytawnn8694]

Okay, but can you pronounce the name of that gun festival, though?

[@thinkwhatsyourlife5908]

He only mentioned the First two of four rules. Do u know what the other two are?

[@alpsrider1316]

@@henrytawnn8694 Of course. It's German, so it requires some practice. Like consistently hitting a target 300m away: everyone can do it, if they practice. Still surpises me, to be honest.

[@henrytawnn8694]

@@alpsrider1316 Impressive.

[@alpsrider1316]

@@thinkwhatsyourlife5908 1. Toutes les armes sont toujours considé- rées chargées. All arms are always considered loaded. 2. Ne jamais pointer le canon de son arme sur quelque chose qu'on ne veut pas détruire. Never aim at anything you don't entend to destroy. 3. Garder l'index hors de la détente tant que le dispositif de visée n'est pas sur le but. Keep the index off the trigger as long as you don't aim at your target. 4. Être sûr de son but. Be sure of your target.

[@rawrimsobig]

"How can we get America to feel this safe?" "That's your problem" Samuel Schmid wins.

[@ab-cj3up]

spoken like a real the real staates man he is/was (not quite sure if he is still active)

[@baqsy1732]

Switzerland has strict voter ID requirements. Another thing to consider borrowing from them while we're at it

[@Beamshipcaptain]

@@baqsy1732 And the Swiss voters voted for free health care and free college. The Swiss are far more intelligent than we Americans, it seems.

[@baqsy1732]

@@Beamshipcaptain Swiss health care is probably closest to ours in Europe. it's NOT free, you must be thinking of Canada. Obama care was probably inspired by theirs to some degree, i.e. private market but everyone should have it. these lame one dimensional comparisons are tiresome. you can't just pluck one thing from one country and shove it into another.

[@Beamshipcaptain]

@@baqsy1732 True, but we can do a lot better. We sent men to the Moon, and are about to again later this Summer. Surely we can find a solution to this...

[@cold10er]

We can definitely learn alot from that country seriously..I'm a gun owner and love how they do things there

[@zackj997]

We can't because the average American is just too dumb.

[@cardboardcapeii4286]

Like not having black people

[@jearrico]

​@@cardboardcapeii4286is that what you got from this?

[@WillZingzong]

@@jearriconame a developed country with low crime that has a large percentage of blacks in it

[@SK-fy8dl]

​@@cardboardcapeii4286mass shooters are mostly white...

[@poulamichowdhury6028]

This “ most accidents happen with empty guns” is exactly what happened with Alec Baldwin at the set shooting. Treating every weapon as loaded really is necessary and a great idea.

[@HRCSJSUAMMAS]

Oh no didn't you hear? The trigger pulled itself after the hammer had cocked itself back.

[@louisbrucetatarsky9817]

@@Spearca sorry, so tragic. These are the stories we never heard about, but should.

[@Fuhrerjehova]

Yeah, for scenes where you are aiming at someone a prop should be used. If that for some reason is not an option, the gun should be checked by at least three people, including the actor.

[@cecehertel4507]

@@Spearca you I pp p. Hey. Y

[@redexexile795]

wrong no movie set supposed be real weapons he did it on purpose

[@gemelwalters2942]

So many comments here missed the part where "mandatory military training" is a requirement. They aren't just walking around with guns, that is a gun restriction measure and helps to curb the unhealthy gun relationship that ppl in the US have and failing that they still have to go through the regular requirements and waiting time to get one. It's very unlikely ppl in the US would want mandatory military service because they want guns without the responsibility of owning one.

[@ivoverzone412]

Well the military service is actually not a requirement to own a gun - it is just where most men learn how to use them. They also have the opportunity to return home with their gun from the military service so as to practice, but you’re not required to complete the military service to own and use a gun.

[@pnwmax]

It’s like background check and safety training make a difference!

[@piccalillipit9211]

For all the talk of "freedom" Americas are not that keen on responsibility as far as I can see.

[@Find-Your-Bliss-]

Enough IS Enough. Why are Americans so obsessed with guns? Don’t we love our kids more than symbolic virility?

[@raidwolf4088]

For starters, Switzerland isn’t starting pointless wars and sending their troops there. And just because someone is military doesn’t mean they’re automatically deemed competent and responsible to own firearms. And just because someone never served doesn’t mean they aren’t responsible with firearms.

[@CrniWuk]

Switzerland not only has a different "gun culture" they are different in everything. They deal better, much better, with psychological issues, health care, job safety, well you name it. They are a "social democracy". I think people should also remember that when thinking about why viollence happens less in Switzerland compared to the US.

[@木杏]

💯 they highly regulate the guns, but the standard of living is also top ten in the world. People keep pointing at “culture” but healthy, cared for people who have their needs met do not shoot up schools.

[@CrniWuk]

@@木杏 Exactly! Who would have thought? A country where people do "better" sees less viollence? Crazy right!

[@LarryWater]

They are also mostly homogenous.

[@surealivro6242]

@@LarryWater yeah, just 30% italian, 30% french, 30% german, and a big roma minority. Homogenous.

[@rdelrosso2001]

@@CrniWuk What a concept!

[@roland6357]

I picked up one huge difference right away. These people are not angry at each other, and respect is a base truth.

[@DavidSchilter]

As a Swiss who recently moved to Texas, it's kinda scary down here! I do eventually want to have kids and I'm not sure I want them to grow up here.

[@Robbie_S]

You're crazy to leave Swiss. Go back, entire world is probably jealous of you being born there..for real

[@mikkitoro8933]

You move to America for action, then move back for kids. Perfect plan.

[@fatherplatypus2316]

Why Texas? Its like going from the brain straight to the rear end

[@MichaelLudden]

I live in Texas and I've been wanting to move to Switzerland for about 3 years lol.

[@readingtips2690]

We knew it's finally here kzbin.info/www/bejne/Y6KWlplret6XZ9md

[@maserati925]

I lived in Switzerland for 4 years and they are very responsible people and take precautions in daily life. Many Americans have this entitlement that they believe that they can have and do anything they want under the guise of “freedom” and that’s why there’s a breakdown in every facet of society.

[@hrv4908]

Among other things.

[@melliemel32]

Exactly!!!!!!! We DO feel we can do what we want. How audacious! PLUS, we need the Lord, Jesus. Another conversation...

[@kingofthenights156]

Americans are arrogant most of them wanna make America a battle zone.

[@JoeARedHawk275]

@JZ's Best Friend Your whataboutism doesn’t matter and impresses nobody. The stats tell the story.

[@garnetrose6162]

Very well said. Ty

[@daniellev2901]

“If you can’t be responsible with following simple rules, why should you own a gun?” So what grade level do you have to be to understand this? PhD?

[@dasstigma]

Non-Confederate. That's what you have to be.

[@Shurikinnn]

Human being grade level.

[@Find-Your-Bliss-]

Enough IS Enough. Why are Americans so obsessed with guns? Don’t we love our kids more than symbolic virility?

[@matthewmillburg3933]

So if I get a speeding ticket I would be not allowed to own a gun?

[@JerrySiddhartha]

@@matthewmillburg3933 pretty much from what it seems like 🤷🏿‍♂️

[@oryjen]

Michael Moore explained this mechanics 20 years ago in his "Bowling for Columbine". Not a matter of weapons. Matter of politics.

[@ShastaBean]

Culture, and secondarily politics. That propagandist M.Moore is about as disingenuous as they come. If he's is who you are using to make a point, then you have already lost all credibility. This channel/show is right up there with him. They know for a fact that you can't just walk into a Walmart, hand them your money and walk out with it. That's not how things work at a dealer with an FFL. Again, they wholly know this. So that means they are lying to their audience, which means they lose credibility.

[@ShastaBean]

and then add in the PfhaRxma industry. Their pushing of childhood anti-dopressants is nothing short of criminal, along with the number of adults that have had their brain-chemistry altered by them. Two countries allow them to advertise and market their dRxugs. New Zealand & the United States.

[@jorgebarriosmur]

I lived in Switzerland for several years, and let me tell you, that their citizens are the only ones I know, able to vote "YES", if asked to increase their own taxes in order to get something done........

[@mcmarkmarkson7115]

Let's start by closing the border like Switzerland, they have strict immigration

[@VitalyMack]

That would be in any country where people are listened to by the government.

[@marshathomas6422]

Sounds like South Africa

[@LaPingvino]

@@VitalyMack CH is set up from the start with basically the people as their government, it started as a living-together agreement. The US even with its constitution was born from oppression.

[@redexexile795]

it not their money

[@alextabet9247]

The Swiss own guns as part of their military training. All Swiss citizens must complete mandatory military service, and they remain in active reserve duty. As such, they all have fire arms. But in order to serve, they must be deemed mentally and physically fit.

[@joecoolioness6399]

They also don't have black people, let them take some of ours and see how long it takes to have high death rates by guns.

[@ariperret63]

Only the men tho, that's a point where switzerland still could do better. But otherwise I agree with you

[@selinane2Seli-zw3pz]

@@ariperret63 That's logical. A country can lose 20% of its men, yet still have a more or less normal birthrate. A country can't lose 20% of its women.

[@donfishmaster]

Gee, it's almost like a... well-regulated militia.

[@donnaswan347]

@@ariperret63 Yes...like Israel, where both males & females have 2 years of mandatory military training.

[@khoirulanam9141]

There is a HUGE difference between "respecting" your firearm and "worshiping" it.

[@garnetrose6162]

Lol… how true!

[@StaySqueezy12]

That's it right there

[@CribNotes]

Well, the media WORSHIPS mass shootings.

[@billclark8241]

BAYUM. You hit the gun worshipers right on their head with that one. Real men don't need guns to make them feel like real men

[@2007words]

👏🏾

[@_JU1C3_]

“With great power comes great responsibility.” -Uncle Ben

[@horse433]

“I missed the part where that’s my problem” -Switzerland

[@saxon1177]

I thought it was, "With great rice comes great dinners." - Uncle Bens

[@hmuphilly9129]

With a can of beans comes a bunch of farts

[@saxon1177]

@@hmuphilly9129 Uncle Bush??? (Bush Beans)

[@richc9503]

When I was a child my father taught me these same principles. Always treat a gun as if it's loaded, never point a gun at something you don't plan on killing. never fire a gun in a direction that you don't know what's there and what's behind what you're shooting at, never store a gun loaaded, never store your ammo with you guns, never leave your guns where other people can get to them (especially children). And as a child I was taught to never touch a gun that wasn't mine. That's just the starting point.

[@ourobranco5104]

in Brazil it is almost impossible to buy a legal weapon, however, illegal, it is like buying candy.

[@pfunkle]

@@MildMisanthropeMaybeMassive that's why they said "illegal it is like buying candy."

[@bretttanner-williams8569]

My Marine father taught me the same,a gun is not a toy.

[@L.J.01]

Sound advice except I respectful disagree about not storing ammo with the firearm. You don't want to be running around gathering your gun and ammo from different locations in the house in the event of a home invasion. "Hold on guys, my ammo's just in the other room" lol! ;)

[@ElizabethsLizard]

@@L.J.01 depends on how bad break ins are in Switzerland. Obviously if they’re common you’re not going store them too far apart, but if they’re very few it’s probably better on a day to day basis to keep them separate

[@willconklin7739]

"We respect arms. And if you respect it, it's not a problem" More American's need this respect..for arms and for each other...

[@nicksmith2033]

More Americans need to embrace reality instead of the reality TV show dubbed "politics" and slowly trying to restrict gun ownership will only cause people to buy them faster. A point I heard on the radio was that if you say that someone with a slight mental disorder would be denied. Instead of getting help they will not say a thing because seeking help means they lose their rights. Failure in parenting, outright lies in public schools, indoctrination in college, and the 24 hour news... I mean propaganda cycle. The list goes on. Now to this videos credit a reform I can think of would be to have a required class given by either the NG or any military branch in order to purchase a firearm. And those instructors would be able to tell the difference between excitement and evil. Every weekend 2 months and after that a 6 month waiting period before a gun could be bought. That's something I could wrap my head around. Because quite Franky there is not that many patient murderers out there, these individuals are mad now... and if you make it an 8 month process they will use something else. GUNS are not the problem sick individuals are the problem.

[@petergbrics7260]

Simple truthe 👍👍👍

[@ourobranco5104]

in Brazil it is almost impossible to buy a legal weapon, however, illegal, it is like buying candy.

[@illcarl6651]

It's not even like a human needs to be kept in check this much it's literally just an excuse for we're a bad country that can't even get something simple as raising children

[@perrys62008]

Law abiding gun owners do just that. Liberals don't.

[@bodypilot2006]

It's culture, it's always been culture. The US has a culture of violence and disrespect for others about even the smallest of things. When we've had more community respect towards others was when we've had lower numbers. But currently we are a nation packed with very arrogant people and subsequently very hurt and traumatized people due to that level of narcissism inherent in our daily life.

[@paisan79_13]

What you say is pretty accurate. Sometimes I see the behavior of people in the US and it's embarrassing. But it really is about the people, their culture and the choices they make.

[@JCole-dh7ys]

dont worry there is still a way to blame ´us´ (europeans) because if europe didnt exported all of their psychopaths to america and treated the states as the world largest open air prison there wouldnt be a maniac country with an heavily armed crazy population.

[@ericp.7550]

I agree!

[@avalimpa]

The country was founded by violence and guns. If the First Americans had similar weapons the story may have been different.

[@kaylasheppard7746]

100% accurate, perfectly said

[@jkm9332]

There are approximately 400 millions guns in the US. Approximately 15,343 people are murdered by gun violence each year. That's 399,984,657 million guns not killing people each year. That means that over 99.99% of guns are not killing people.

[@viktor1496]

You say that like it's an accomplishment. Why don't you take the "deaths by gun violence per capita" and compare that to other countries hmm? The homicide rate is 4x higher than most European nations and gun deaths are ridiculously high. Even compared to other countries with gun cultures PER CAPITA bud, PER CAPITA

[@jkm9332]

@@viktor1496 Which sentence in my post is false?

[@viktor1496]

@@jkm9332 99.9% of people also aren't pedophiles. Does that mean we don't need laws to protect children against those people? See? Anyone can make up numbers. America has a bad gun culture, proven by the homicide rates, gun violence rates... PER CAPITA

[@kleckerklotz9620]

In Germany we have even stricter gun ownership rules and we've had two school shootings in the last 20 years and gun violence now and then. Certainly nowhere near as bad as you have in the US. But my point is that it's not just the regulations. It's society that's too stressed. Switzerland is known for its wealth and democratic participation, which extends to the masses. No one needs to fear for their future in Switzerland. At least not as much as you do over the pond.

[@rk8872]

Greetings, neighbour :) en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gun_law_in_the_Czech_Republic

[@kleckerklotz9620]

@@redexexile795 Why do you think gang culture exists in the first place?

[@tobiassupercool2833]

The pond in this case is the Bodensee? I agree

[@kleckerklotz9620]

@@tobiassupercool2833 LOL

[@dambigfoot6844]

The majority of gun violence in the US is handgun wielding Black people. If a Swiss person could own a nuke they wouldn't use it but give a stick to a Black and they will bludgeon you over the head with it.

[@theinspiredentrepreneur5441]

1. Always treat a gun as if it's loaded, even when it's not. 2. Never point a gun at anything you don't intend to destroy. 3. Keep your finger off the trigger until you're ready to fire. 4. Pay attention to what is in front of and behind your target.

[@gtd9536]

5. Unload your gun when not in use. It's the law.

[@Modine.]

@@gtd9536 Thats only in Switzerland, what The Inspired Entrepreneur was referring to is what gun classes teach here in the US. I think you were geting your countries mixed up.

[@gtd9536]

@@Modine. How do you figure that? He doesn't specify. So I would assume he's summarizing the video which is entitled "Switzerland: ..." and not "Americans: Here's what you would learn if you took any classes."

[@Modine.]

@@gtd9536 No he wasn't summarizing the video. That's what you get for assuming. Thoes four rules are what they teach in gun classes. Its not a law to have your guns unloaded wile not in use in the US. And you don't need to remind me what the title of the video was, I saw it!

[@gtd9536]

@@Modine. like I stated. Inspired Entrepreneur doesn't specify. Your assumption is just like mine; an assumption.

[@Leonaza7]

GOP was perfectly ok to ban books bur not guns. Let that sink in. Vote them out!

[@i_love_rescue_animals]

AND they are SO concerned about protecting life - but not children and citizens that are already born.

[@MrAugustBlack]

Vote them TF Out!

[@Fartkour]

And abortion

[@adissiusly]

I don't know if ideal dictatorship exists, but if it does, USA needs one

[@ecstanton]

I'm not hopeful about culture change when lawmakers and their families pose for Christmas pictures holding AR15's

[@youjustsaid4863]

RESPECT and education for firearms throughout their culture is a core difference.

[@raulthepig5821]

You mean not like in da hood?

[@Gottenhimfella]

Also bearing arms is not a private right in Switzerland, it's a public duty. They're reserve military personnel. What used to be an infatuation with guns in the US is now a disgusting self indulgence, completely unmoored from any social conscience or amenability to reason. It was not always thus: Virtually everything that is toxic in US gun culture now has taken root within the last fifty years or so. The Second Amendment was never about private rights either, but public duty. It's right there in the wording.

[@cooljazzworldme1]

Also Gun reforms. And very specific clear laws on how and when can one operate guns.

[@glennet9613]

I live in Switzerland and the social cohesion and mutual respect is amazing, in the covid pandemic I didn't see anybody breaching the mask rules even though there was a strong anti-vax campaign. Even children, teenagers and youths scrupulously followed the rules, not because they were concerned about catching covid but out of respect and consideration for the feelings of others.

[@i.danielaviteri6658]

How do they do that,

[@toodaloo-the-roo236]

Completely different culture in the US. Nobody respects anybody here.

[@kylegreenwood8094]

Really? Where do you live? I teach Gymi in Aargau and my experience during Covid was completely different. Loads of maskless wonders and Coronaleugner about. That said, I'd agree that social cohesion in general is pretty strong here. Not having an unresolved civil war underpinning the history of the nation probably helps with that.

[@rainbowdragon1872]

as an american reading this, its like reading fiction. people actually followed teh mask rules out of consideration for other people?? epic. ive seen fights break out between customers and store workers when customers were asked to wear a mask. im reading your comment in shock and you'll probably read mine in equal shock lolol

[@StefanManjakov]

@@i.danielaviteri6658 Ordnung must sein.

[@sergioortiz8219]

Sounds like Switzerland has a well-regulated militia. If only the US Constitution had something similar.

[@kissmysix]

You need to take in the fact Switzerland is a lot smaller and less populated than America. Does Switzerland defund their police force ? Does Switzerland politicians bail out criminals ?

[@jasonruff1270]

@@SweetPablo972 does that actually make any difference

[@EingefrorenesEisen]

@@SweetPablo972 So what are you trying to say?

[@dutchman7623]

@@SweetPablo972 May I remind you that in Swiss at least four official languages are spoken? There is no majority of anything, only IQ.

[@jtseng30]

@@dutchman7623 and EQ and one too many Q's

[@nilestalbot1020]

I can see why the instructor was getting annoyed. Gun safety is not a joke. Joking around and not paying attention around guns could result in death.

[@Mr.Cheeseburger24]

That was the joke...

[@gms888]

They were both acting to make a point and you got the point.

[@flone9872]

It shows even the swiss "kid rock" can give you a gun safety lesson. 😜

[@canaryliina]

My dad had rifles. One ALWAYs treated them as loaded. One is never pointed unless you are going to pull the trigger. They were for hunting game not people.

[@edj4833]

I'm sure the instructor was playing the part too... 🙂

[@nyceplayz8051]

This deserves an award for excellence in investigative journalism

[@jakeg3126]

"Investigative" I'm no way attacking Switzerland because I'm pointing out facts. They didn't mention real problems like that Switzerland doesn't border a 3rd world country. Doesn't know what illegal immigration or illegal drug smuggling is, and it isn't diverse. Less than 2/3 of the population in US is now white. Switzerland only has 3% black population

[@jawnlaughlin5]

As a joke

[@RichardJames-iq9on]

Unfortunately they got every single law they quoted wrong. Some they made up (there are no mental health checks, two week waiting times, reason for ownership, ammunition storage laws) and some they just didn't understand (like unloaded when not in use - only applies to outside the house).

[@flyguyry1]

Its also because they have great social programs. Poverty is low, mental health coverage is amazing, and when you lose your job you get part of your salary. And their jobs pay a livable salary. People arent desperate. Yes we need the laws changed too. But thats only part of it

[@ninetendopesaitama2107]

Universal healthcare and one of the richest countries in the World.

[@druidjackson527]

I agre we need to improve that state. Of peoples lives. Our government actively creates poverty and problemes. Gun laws do need to change. We need more open gun laws. Automatics should be legalized. If the government cared about its people gun violence would decrease

[@astrobullivant5908]

Switzerland doesn’t have broad social programs in the American sense of the term.

[@dingusdingus2152]

Only 1 in 13 swiss live in poverty, way fewer than here. Also it's possible that a swiss who is not in poverty doesn't treat their fellows who are in poverty like filth, with scorn and hostility, such as are heaped upon the poor in this country.

[@j.calvert3361]

None of that socialism, please!🤪

[@Fartkour]

"Always treat the gun as if it is loaded" 100% this

[@Najolve]

Back when I was in the Navy, one of the sailors (an aviation ordinanceman) in my squadron was carrying a mounted .50 cal (it's trigger is placed to go into a mount and is not designed to be fired by hand) down to an armory inside the carrier. It's magazine was entirely removed but there was a round left in the chamber. When the sailor set down the gun to go through a hatch, he bumped the trigger and actually shot the gun inside the carrier. Luckily there was no serious injuries besides a little bit of shrapnel and temporary hearing damage. Remember, always check the chamber.

[@Flynnmiv]

Alec Baldwin

[@joman388]

I say always treat a gun as if it is loaded,until one is sure it is not, thanks

[@WildWestNeko]

@@joman388 Even then, still treat it as if loaded, and don't point it at humans nor animals. When it is fully disassembled for cleaning, then you know it's harmless. :)

[@Dwight_]

@@Najolve was the captain mad?

[@w87g8765]

pretty hard to imagine getting a gun doesn't even require a mental health check in the States, and people say it violates their freedom lol, and your senator wants one point of exit instead of background check LOL.

[@rwags6848]

The “one point of exit” ironically suits Teds talk!

[@musicauthority3516]

It just goes to show that people are spoiled in this Country. spoiled to the point that they don't even care about the loss human life. there are far too many people dying in mass shootings. and the loss of human life is staggering, these senseless tragedies need to stop now.

[@gutterfalcon2912]

That's a LIe, I have been shooting and Buying guns probably longer than most of you have been alive And there is ALWAYS a Back Ground check ! ALWAYS this is Propaganda and Lies.

[@deltoidable]

Part of the problem in America is gun rights are written into the Constitution, so it's been a right since the nation was founded. The Constitution explicitly names it as a fundamental right, right after free speech, it's literally 2nd in the the Bill of Rights. The thinking at the time, right after the revolution, was that the people should retain the power to overthrow their own government, should it become tyrannical. People still legitimately believe this, and they're paranoid that government restricting their guns is the beginning of tyrannical rule. Plus any attempts to restrict guns are limited because it's a constitutionally protected right. To restrict guns you'd have to pass a constitutional amendment, which would require 2/3 of both the Senate and the House of Representatives, which is currently a politically impossible bar. No one can get 2/3 of congress to agree on anything, let alone something as controversial as guns.

[@rwags6848]

@@deltoidable Agreed. A sad reflection on current day USA. A view from afar

[@jacksummitt4304]

The key sentence that hes not picking up on is everyone serves 2 years in service let that sink in everyone is going to spend 2 years in the military your common sense will go up 150% your respect and others will go up 150%.

[@sim.ulationkoyo]

military also teaches you discipline and how to follow rules.

[@Hunne2303]

You should get ur rumors straight. I´m not a swiss citizen (yet) but I still have access to guns. I never went to the military. Swiss citizen also can do civil service or simply pay themselves out of any service they might need to do. Also, the regular time served is around 245 days (not consecutive), certainly not two years. That only applies if you are an officer or special forces (paratroops).

[@RichardJames-iq9on]

Only Swiss men are meant to go into the militia. I live in Swiss as an EU national so I don't. In reality only about 25% of Swiss people every serve in the military. Also every law they said about Switzerland was basically wrong (they just made them up).

[@Etothe2iPi]

I'm Swiss and I've had a gun all my life, although I never wanted one. I never had to fill out paper work, because the military forced me to have a gun. Thank goodness, I never owned any ammunition. Now I'm old enough to not having anything to do with the army anymore. So I happily handed my gun in to the next police station.

[@readingtips2690]

We knew it's finally here kzbin.info/www/bejne/Y6KWlplret6XZ9md

[@ToadyWoods]

; )

[@ViktoriousDead]

What do you want a medal?

[@priyachoudhary9896]

@@ViktoriousDead maybe you need to get a life

[@RyanESmith-wf4cu]

Privelage of the Swiss, richest country, refused all refugees….then wants to tell others who are not so privileged how to live…..why don’t you get off that high horse and see some of us still walk in the mire…..

[@thinktransnational]

I learned this from a Swiss friend about a decade ago. I saw a piece of propaganda online talking about how Switzerland was such a safe country cause everyone had a gun with a picture of some Swiss kids riding bikes with guns strapped to their backs. I turned to my Swiss friend asked her if it was true and she replied, “Yes, but no one has any bullets”. Proof positive that context matters.

[@HRCSJSUAMMAS]

Excellent. Now apply this 'context matters' philosophy to police shootings.

[@wokewokerman5280]

...What the Swiss don't have is "diversity"!!!!!!!!

[@thinktransnational]

@@wokewokerman5280 You mean racial diversity? Have you ever been to Switzerland?? For one, the country has a history of banning together despite ethnic and linguistic differences as noted by its multiple official languages. And like every other developing nation, it has a declining born rate and decided to embrace immigration as one solution to that problem. Switzerland is on of the most ethnically diverse countries you can imagine and that’s including people immigrating there from other European nations. Maybe try again with the erroneous guess work.

[@thinktransnational]

@@HRCSJSUAMMAS You mean police murdering unarmed citizens? Should be simple, train them more on gun safety and there won’t be so many senseless killings. Allow them to exist in a country were loaded guns aren’t as prolific and they won’t feel a need to always escalate to using theirs. You really needed help drawing those conclusions?

[@wokewokerman5280]

@@thinktransnational ...police murdering unarmed citizens is ONE, a low number, and TWO, a political narrative used by a certain political party to foster themselves, THREE, has everything to do with HIGH CRIME in the USA...so....

[@seanbinkley7363]

The right-wing will try to use Switzerland as an example that “more guns = more peace” while completing ignoring that it’s not the guns themselves that ensure peace but the Swiss government enforcing gun regulations. They practice gun control and it works.

[@RConradBane]

You might also opine: The left-wing will try to use Switzerland as an example that "more gun control = more peace" while completely ignoring that it's not the gun control itself that ensures peace but the nature of Swiss culture and Switzerland's favorable socioeconomic conditions.

[@Eddyke]

@@RConradBane both statements are true

[@jessestreet2549]

​@@Eddyke actually, as a lefty (dems are center) i argue for improving our society along the swiss model with slightly looser firearms ownership requirements. more education and improved social programs such as financial security, healthcare (physical and mental) would go a long way to curbing gun crime . all three relatively modest requirements are fought tooth and nail by the right wing as "socialism" and "unprofitable". they defend the "right" of any lunatic with the wherewithal to obtain deadly weapons. the right has a ""wild west" attitude toward firearms that's totally unfeasible in a modern society.

[@RConradBane]

@@EddykeNo, both statements are not "true." Two things might correlate, but that doesn't mean both thins are causal. If Swiss society was peaceful prior to mandatory military service (and the proliferation of privately-owned arms) and before firearm regulations, then neither are the root cause of peace. What's true is that people with an agenda will see what they want to see in a situation.

[@Eddyke]

@@RConradBane okay both statements are making you start a conspiracy theory

[@davidphelps680]

I think America should be mandatory service

[@leejones3155]

I agree! As soon they are done with school everyone should do 1 year mandatory military training no matter the gender. It should include mostly military tactics and fire arm training. Along with vehicle maintenance and maneuverment

[@SynchroScore]

It's really quite simple: Anybody who wants to carry around military-grade weapons should be required to undergo military-style weapons training and background checks.

[@johnsmith-sp6yl]

Lt. calley

[@brianngo5068]

Curious: what do you consider a “miltary-grade” weapon. And does it extend to all weapons the military uses?

[@SynchroScore]

@@brianngo5068 Any semi-automatic rifle, and yes.

[@SynchroScore]

@@johnsmith-sp6yl And your point is?

[@ellisonlowrimore7751]

Any semi-automatic rife? So my Ruger 10-22? Ruger Mini-14?

[@mackjrbell7828]

Republicans: "Laws and bans don't work". Me: "Then why are you banning books and making abortion illegal?" Republicans: .........................

[@nenadcubric2663]

But Abortion is Killing!!!! 😂😂

[@henrytawnn8694]

"Because we get bribe--- er, paid too much to not care about our hypocri--- er, um, beliefs."

[@bbsy1]

@@nenadcubric2663 where is your concern for school children?

[@monmaxwitnaojulgri6032]

​@@nenadcubric2663 abortion is killing so does war and shooting randomly 😆🤣

[@RyanESmith-wf4cu]

If you agree that it’s wrong to just remove the freedom of abortion, ( murdering innocent babies), how can you so quickly want to remove the 2nd amendment? You liberals are hypocritical to the max!

[@stallion63m35]

The Ex-President's reply,"That's your problem" was Epic!

[@horse433]

Not epic, Spider-Man said “I missed the part where that’s my problem” and uncle Ben got shot

[@sim.ulationkoyo]

@@horse433 because Spiderman is in America.

[@Jflowers8800]

He defunded mental illness facilities and that led to massive homelessness. And the pandemic didn't help as he funded criminals with stimulus. America lost so much under his power. He would never agree with this.

[@chlichind8510]

@@sim.ulationkoyo😂

[@chasedaus681]

Between 2001 and 2023, there have been 18 high profile mass shootings were 4 or more innocent people were the targets in Switzerland according to Wikipedia. In the same time frame also according to the same source, there have been 21 similar events where there were 10 or more fatalities in the US. The US shootings tend to have more casualties, but to suggest that Switzerland HASN'T or CAN'T have mass shootings or that the US has substantially more is idiotic. If the problem is deaths related to things like gang activity like what's going on in Chicago and LA, then we have a gang problem, not a gun problem. It is also very insulting to say that every "gun nut" in America doesn't respect firearms, which is absurd when you're comparing us to a country that lets people drink and shoot, something that is highly frowned upon among many gun enthusiasts and even illegal under certain circumstances in the US.

[@matt0411]

It’s true, as a Swiss student myself, the only thing I have to worry about when I go to school is catching the bus on time

[@LordCoeCoe]

Or getting attack by a wild goat.

[@atlanticrf]

There are 35 million students in the US, many 35 are shot per year. Very small odds.

[@velikovskysghost]

@Matt 04 That makes so much sense and think of all the stress that the parents, teachers, and students don't have to worry about, eases stress on all of society, so mature.

[@lancefulbright2685]

YOU LIVE IN A COUNTRY THAT ENFORCE THERE LAWS

[@matt0411]

@@lancefulbright2685 thats why there so much peace in Switzerland :) MAN RULES ARE like trousers: they restrain u but they PROTECT U, and respecting the rules is what the USA fail to do

[@soukasouka2274]

Growing up means realizing that the USA is not the best country in the world, contrary to what we used to think. Europe is so advanced compared to America

[@jcam5064]

The nationalism is mind boggling when every single American citizen can see the disparity. The racism, the not only mass shootings but also purposeful massacres of children, the worst maternal fetal health of all first world nations, and the list goes on.

[@necrom4454]

Can confirm. America isn't first, nobody is, everyone should learn from each other

[@Wednesdaywoe1975]

@@necrom4454 Well said.

[@rebelmouth9349]

If Europe was so advanced compared to America they could afford their own javelins.

[@soukasouka2274]

@@rebelmouth9349 we can afford health care, we can afford not having mass shootings. I’m glad with only that

[@seekingtruth9304]

Swiss：” There should be common-sense gun laws.” American: " Common sense is not our strength. " 🤣🤣🤣

[@williampennjr.4448]

You expect mass murderers to follow common sense gun laws?

[@Ahahahhaaah]

Let’s go Brandon

[@Jocky8807]

The other one: "I can that, you can't" This is the main problem.

[@Ahahahhaaah]

@@secoTheSonicFan exactly my point

[@crosisskebbel3513]

Can't have common sense with a capitalist mindset.

[@kimberlyabbe6868]

i live in CT and we have some of the strictest laws and regulations to even acquire a pistol permit, which I am thankful for. I went through the training, background check, letters of recommendations, proof of US citizenship, fingerprinting....all of it. This needs to be implemented across all 50 states, but won't, because *america*

[@noenoe1891]

This was hilarious yet poignant, showing the difference in our cultures. We Americans need to evolve😩

[@Zoza15]

A lot more then that NoeNoe.

[@noenoe1891]

@@Zoza15 agreed

[@markcollins457]

I don't get the comic point on this it's more embarrassing then funny. Hold your head up and take responsibility.

[@feartheghostinme675]

Uhhh do you know the population between Switzerland and America it's like comparing watermelons to grapes 😆😂😅

[@yelleryoung5870]

Problem is 3/4 of Americans don't believe in evolution.

[@Pensive_Scarlet]

I'm noticing mental health as a big key factor in the better gun culture over there without it even being explicitly stated.

[@Pensive_Scarlet]

@@Natasha-to1mh What's "the obvious" here, to you? The title of the video itself says "so many guns, no mass shootings". We can blame the proliferation of firearms in the US, sure, but how do we undo that situation?

[@pinkpaprika8410]

Pleeaase… The Swiss responsible attitude towards weapons is based first and foremost on civic responsibility and solidarity. There are clear regulations about the acquisition, possession and use of weapons, and people follow them. The mental health aspect was gradually included as an extra precaution. When something happens, the Swiss immediately take measures to ensure it doesn’t happen again. Also, the Swiss political system is so structured as to ensure that no lobby, cartel or political party may acquire undue influence on our government. That definitely makes a big difference!

[@BErectus]

"Mental health" is an interesting term. I can't speak for the "mental health" of Swiss people. But, the mental health of many Americans is not conducive to gun ownership. OTOH, if one lives in a place where the government seems to always work against one's interests it is understandable how one's mental health may suffer. [EDIT] Another thing I would be nervous about: especially in a place with a control-freak government, I would be concerned that, if "mental health" was a criterion for gun ownershop (or ANY liberty, but gun ownership may be the most acute) the moment someone uses a gun in a way or for a purpose not condoned by the Government (or anything else not condoned by the Government or even the political party currently in power) that person is quite liable to be branded "mentally ill". It happens in many nation states now.

[@PiceaSitchensis]

Except the data doesn't support your claim.

[@Pensive_Scarlet]

@@PiceaSitchensis What do you mean?

[@wiebetenwolde6994]

"How about we treat every young man who wants to buy a gun like every young woman who wants to get an abortion?"

[@savageboxing1402]

How is buying an object the same as killing babies ?

[@Mannyr-bu7qv]

@@savageboxing1402 they're are both "liberties" that we have in this country

[@savageboxing1402]

@@Mannyr-bu7qv You might be right only differences is that owning a gun is a constitutional right and killing babies it’s not a constitutional right.

[@savageboxing1402]

@@leelama3857 It’s happening in the Ukraine right now and in Syria the US keeps bombing babies over there.

[@kellycook3914]

How about we treat women's healthcare as such and respect science.

[@robertbrouillette6767]

I had all the training on rifles and handguns way back and just like the fellow in Switzerland is trying to explain. 1) treat every gun as it's loaded 2) keep all weapons pointed down range when at the range 3) guns not allowed in bars or where alcohol is consumed

[@maclasto59]

I think it has a lot to do with belief systems: here in Switzerland nobody (at least almost nobody) thinks he or she must defend their families. For that we have police forces. In the US it seems that many people think a gun makes them saver, despite the evidence that proves them wrong. What I find particularly sad, the majority of US citizens are reasonable people who want guns controlled and they are overruled by a gun-crazy minority. I had - for me as foreigner - a scary experience. I was on a business trip in Tennessee and spent a weekend in the beautiful Blue Ridge Mountains. I wanted to go jogging and my landlord warned me not to leave the road. When asked „why not“, the answer was „trespassing“. When I didn’t understand, he explained to me, that a landowner could shoot me just because I entered his property. The US are such a beautiful county with so many nice people, plagued by a gun epidemic.

[@chrisd5133]

The police don't protect you in the US. I once lived next to a drug dealers house where they constantly threatened us. The police told us to stop calling them and move. The police here give traffic tickets so the local towns can collect money and they shoot innocent people and dogs. Look what happened in Texas with police response in the latest school shooting. I've been to Switzerland many times. Beautiful place, one of my favorite places I have been to.

[@toodaloo-the-roo236]

I'm sure the US would have less of a feeling to protect oneself and loved ones if more police were directed in all areas to prevent/deter crime, perfect response time, no mass riots to loot and destroy everything, and prosecuters that actually prosecuted crimes and werent so politically controlled by political parties. Protecting oneself is a personal responsibility, not someone elses. And no, nobody would just shoot you the moment your toes touched on their land. Extreme exaggeration. They would be prosecuted to the max and hung out to dry. If you wandered on their land, and they told you to leave, and you refused, and approached threateningly, then the justification is likely warranted.

[@ianhomerpura8937]

@@toodaloo-the-roo236 Europe has riots all the time, yet police there are still sane enough not to commit human rights violations left and right.

[@toodaloo-the-roo236]

@@ianhomerpura8937 Thanks for making another point why the US doesn't trust the govt/police to properly protect the public and why the US believes its important to take responsibility to defend their family. As MacAlsto points out, switzerland doesn't feel the need. US does.

[@annestovgaard681]

@@toodaloo-the-roo236 It only takes a few months to become a cop in the US, ... In other countries it takes years.. a hairstylist has a longer education, than a cop :-D

[@scuddyleblanc8637]

Most U.S. mass murderers had committed crimes but were not charged or arrested, had histories of violence, had histories of animal cruelty, and/or were known to be mentally ill but their names were never placed on the FBI database. Even when it's reported to the FBI or other authorities, the authorities failed to follow up on those tips.

[@danielju6635]

what are you implying? perhaps that they wanted it to happen?

[@tylerwilliams6022]

Not to mention the definition of what a mass shooting is not very well defined. A lot of those stats include gang warfare or battle between more than one party. To me a mass shooting is when one or more people target innocent people to shoot en masse.

[@Lenevor]

I also take it that you know that 54% of gun deaths in the us are suicides and that the most used gun in homicides are handguns

[@tylerwilliams6022]

@@Lenevor Is that correct, it's 54%? For some reason I was thinking it was around 70%. Even still, suicide numbers should not be included in gun deaths. Really only intentional deaths related to firearms should be included. Since that is more than likely what anyone viewing said numbers believes that what it is. But the antis like having the skewed numbers to point at and tell the sheep "look at these high numbers"! What this tells me is since they know these numbers are a lie, their push is ultimately for control and not safety as they say. Same thing with the inflated mass shooting numbers. Most of that includes gang warfare or combatant on combatant shootings. To me a mass shooting is when one or more individuals target a group of innocent defenseless people to massacre. I believe this is what the majority of people think the mass shooting stats are only about.

[@tseriesbad6746]

@@danielju6635 maybe

[@opsatr]

I think the fundamental thing is that they all respect and trust everybody to be responsible because somehow that's how they were brought up? Certainly, the key to all this is something that's not necessarily shown in this video. That's in the upbringing and values of the people since they were young. The problem in other countries, including the US, is the mentality of "I take care of my own, I don't care about others". So down the line, because there is no sense of community, no one can trust anyone and no one feels safe.

[@sinalina5882]

I am Swiss and we also have rulebreakers and C U Next Tuesdays. But in general we are raised from a young age to respect guns. Men have to go the military for a period of time, where they are trained in how to operate guns/firearms correctly and it is taught that great responsibility comes with it. I remember when my Dad had his gun in the basement and I was strictly forbidden to touch it and was taught to respect guns and always treat them as if it was loaded. Also storing ammunition in a different place than the gun is the law, so burglars cannot just grab your gun and ammo. We are indeed raised to be responsible and shooting is seen as a sport, even for young people. There was one mass shooting in 2001 but we learned from it and you have to have a gun license and they are not randomly sold in supermarkets, there are also various background checks and if you have a record of ever being sectioned under the mental health act, you will never be allowed to have a gun and rightly so. You also have to go to special "gun stores" if you want to purchase a firearm and you need to have a purpose for it, like hunting or sport and if you are engaging in the sport, you have to prove it. When you stop participating in the sport, you have to return your weapon. You are not allowed to just own one just because you want to.

[@Glaaki13]

Switzerland is mostly okay where in the US iv seen a lot of anger

[@queenofweaves916]

It wasn’t always this way. If we go back 60 or 70 years people had more of a sense of community. America has so many issues, just this morning there was another mass shooting in Texas. It’s truly depressing.

[@Tantalus010]

There's no single "key" to any of this. Their approach is multifaceted and THAT is why it works so well.

[@amywalker7515]

No Fox news in Switzerland.

[@2eroumgme753]

This is what's so frustrating about the US. We call ourselves the greatest country on 🌎 yet there are things like gun violence, healthcare and higher education that other countries have already figured out while we struggle with them.

[@peterritchie2990]

Didn’t you ever notice it is only Americans who refer to their country as the greatest?

[@daebak7370]

There's a group of ppl in the us that run and control every sector of our society that intentionally make our lives harder/ miserable.

[@mctobi2921]

I never got that, in no way the Us is the greatest in anything, not even democracy .... only i negative things xD

[@tdsims1963]

Propaganda is an amazing thing, isn't it? If we lived up to the nation's ideals, we would, indeed, be "great".

[@Ron898]

We call ourselves that, but it’s not even remotely true.

[@Leonaza7]

Life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness was stated in that order for a reason. Life is of utmost importance, and many liberties are sacrificed to safeguard life. That's what laws are for. If guns are an endangerment to life, they need better regulation, even if that restricts some of the liberties people enjoy.

[@butameremortal9424]

Well said 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼

[@hatiroth7919]

I see you in the comments a lot

[@swarm898]

Then how do u feel about abortion

[@laneatkinson6441]

@@swarm898 Fetuses don't have rights under the constitution. You aren't considered a US citizen until you're born.

[@AaaaNinja]

It isn't liberty if schools become more and more like a prison and nobody is free to just focus on the reason why they're in school, at work, getting their groceries.

[@jesseyoung7855]

Two glaringly obvious differences: 1, they don't have the same poverty and inequality issues as in the US. 2, They don't celebrate violence, and they aren't in perpetual war either.

[@HafdirTasare]

Explaining how it runs with them and on the request "How can we deal with it?" getting the response "That's your problem" is probably one of the most swiss things i ever heared.

[@HummingbirdSound]

It's all about mentality and education. There is a thing called "social conscience", which every citizen has in Switzerland, and everyone abides by the rules, because they genuinely care about their peers and they function by the motto "don't do to someone else what you wouldn't want them to do to you." This is why even cigarette buds or chewing gums are usually thrown into the bin by the Swiss, even when nobody is around to check on them; it's the social conscience and responsibility. When you live by that rule, and everybody around does too, then America will be safe.

[@ricardokang448]

so more whites ? I did not see a single black or brown there

[@HummingbirdSound]

@@ricardokang448 Firstly, you obviously didn’t travel to Europe or Switzerland; it’s the most pluricultural place on Earth (Switzerland being the most diverse country of all). Secondly, that is something only an American would say - another flaw in your education. People here never ever think by skin colour. It doesn’t even cross our minds. We don’t care about such things and it is frankly annoying how Americans constantly play the race card. That is another thing you have to fix in your country before being able to think of even remotely resembling to Switzerland.

[@ricardokang448]

@@HummingbirdSound ALL I see is white faces different shades of white that is it. You see them black and browns running around ,you will see how quick the laws would change. Black and brown will try to integrate but they turn everything into black and brown .Moreover your immigration policies are way more tighter than of the U S of A

[@Cybernaut551]

I agree, I hope USA get Ethicism behind the wheel.

[@BackfeetBoi]

Throwing buds in the bin is sadly erroding a little. Littering has become more of a problem in switzerland. I sometimes pick up plastic when hiking or walking in other towns. Sadly not everyone cares anymore with all the plastic packaging. It's still not terrible by all means but I feel like I notice it more now. But perhaps that is also just part of being older

[@richardcolemanjr3749]

America still has a volunteer military, public education is below average, health care is considered a sin by some and Freedom is taken for granted. The US will never have a gun culture like the Swiss because some people have attitudes and can't show some civility and have a common sense approach to firearms.

[@jacklong7048]

Plus many issues in US involves money and power. Fits perfect with GOP

[@richardcolemanjr3749]

@@jacklong7048 You got that right. Another thing to think about to is non- thinking Republicans, The Maga crowd and Haters are afraid of Smart Armed Liberials.

[@realbrooklyn7995]

Discipline and respect goes a long way. America has neither hence the amount of gun crimes that happens. I've always said that freedom is not free, it is earned and America's view of freedom is why we are in the predicament we are in.

[@81OH4Z4RD]

too many people equate freedom with freedom from responsibility

[@wisconsinfarmer4742]

@@81OH4Z4RD yup

[@dr.jamesolack8504]

@BIOHAZARD I hear you, bruh…

[@ittscalamity8139]

I would say most gun owner have discipline and respect…

[@wisconsinfarmer4742]

@@ittscalamity8139 "Most" is far from enough.

[@ahdimaz]

The fact that they, "respect guns" is itself astounding. When you respect something - you will definitely handle it with wisdom.

[@deee5]

'Common sense, that's not our strength' Yeah, I've noticed that. It's how calmly he said that😅😅

[@jordanwestergreen6633]

"I just go to Walmart, give them the money, and... gun." That is false. Walmart sells guns commercially, and thus, must have a Federal Firearms License for dealing guns. Being required to have an FFL, Walmart is also required to conduct a background check on all firearms sales.

[@kassandramorgan3856]

Not all of them did , that's why some quit selling them ,other than bb guns

[@jordanwestergreen6633]

All FFL dealers have been required to conduct background checks since 1993

[@donfss5088]

@@jordanwestergreen6633 Yea, the guy is very funny but he's also a liar who ignores the truth about buying a gun. And anti 2nd Amendment people (democrats) never bring up the real reason for owning a gun to protect yourself and family from a tyranical government. - - - - - Innocents Betrayed - The History of Gun Control - - - - - kzbin.info/www/bejne/qZ-wZJuQm8-Ga9U

[@boom2055]

Spreading false information about the lack of gun laws to dupe the non-gun-owning masses is the oldest page in the book. Coming from an FFL03 gun owner in CA. The amount of laws that I have to deal with here is ridiculous, and the streets are still extremely unsafe.

[@johndoe69420]

Daily news spreading fake news- is anyone surprised?

[@antonmayten4927]

I think that not only the culture around guns is different in Switzerland but also the socio-economic problems and inequality isn't as big as in the US. With better healthcare and less economic precarity there would be less gun violence for sure...

[@samuelmorales2344]

You are comparing rich people to poor people with different underlying moral consciousness. Sweden has high gang violence for being a European Western country yet it has free healthcare and nice subsidies for people not to work and unionized workforce. There is no real poverty in Sweden. Just people who are at "risk" of being in poverty. Poverty is often the popular scapegoat to try to explain irresponsibility without putting where the real responsibility is at. Poverty comes from lack of responsibility. There fixed.

[@christelle9122]

That's for sure! In Switzerland we are beyond lucky and privileged. Almost everything works out perfectly and we keep each other in check. There is precarity but it's not as rampant as in the US. Smaller countries might be easier to govern. 99% of the time, we can discuss and find solutions with other people when there is a problem. Another important point is that our government is very balanced. At the top, they are 7 and they come from different parties from the left, the center and the right. All opinions find their place and they need to discuss to find viable solutions.

[@theresgoldinthesecomments4067]

I'm proud of my fellow Caucasians.

[@gemelwalters2942]

not even countries with socio economic problems greater than the US has your mass shootings so no. Japan has one of the highest suicide rates in the world. That points to a lot of the problems you mentioned above, however they don't have mas shootings for the simple fact that those ppl don't have easy access to guns so they cause harm to themselves but not others.

[@sunshine3914]

@@samuelmorales2344 Sometimes it comes from too much responsibilities, & lots of times from discrimination.

[@goreatvideos9120]

False. You can NOT just walk into a store in the US and purchase a firearm with no background check.

[@bavariancarenthusiast2722]

Well it doesn't work very well does it.

[@dasikakn]

GOP CPAC could have modeled themselves after Switzerland, but no, they went for Hungary to learn it’s authoritarian model of leadership. That tells us everything we need to know.

[@kellycook3914]

GOP are full on fascist authoritarian wannabes! Hint: they're arming up!

[@astrobullivant5908]

The Rand Paul wing is more like Switzerland

[@raybin6873]

Ain't that the truth!

[@dasikakn]

@neal cassady I have been to Switzerland several times and also met several Iraqi immigrants who made it their home there. No, I think if our legal immigration parameters were simpler instead of the mess it is now, illegal immigration would not be as much of an issue. Contrary to what Fox News says, Democrats are not for open borders, but for sensible immigration. Instead of protecting the borders, Trump administration made it worse, and only succeeded in restricting legal Immigration even more.

[@oldmanx1234]

@@dasikakn I hope they move a busload of these so nice illegal immigrants in next door to you.

[@jscotangus]

100% -- "If you can't be responsible of following some simple rules in society why should you own a gun?"

[@TOXIC-jq3ry]

In terms of America, because it's in the constitution unlike most nations.

[@patrickfelder1861]

@@TOXIC-jq3ry In Switzerland, we change our constitution about 10-20 times per year after a public vote. Just because something is written in a constitution, it's not written in stone. Don't use your constitution as an excuse for unwillingness changing things. That's somehow very childish.

[@gwho]

@@patrickfelder1861 that's incredibly naive stance.

[@BarnsOfChris]

@@TOXIC-jq3ry the constitution says nothing about semiautomatic war weapons. would you according to your constitution also agree that everyone has the right to own an atomic bomb?

[@OongaBoongBoongBoo4922]

@@BarnsOfChris the constitution says nothing about your freedom of speech when responding to KZbin comments. Should you be held criminally accountable for stating your opinions on an online platform?

[@nomore6167]

In the U.S., we can only dream of our fellow citizens being this responsible.

[@FireOccator]

Most are.

[@cyberft]

The US is a country 40x larger than Switzerland. We have more convicted felons than they have citizens.

[@Lion_Hamza]

@@FireOccator lol the Mass shootings say otherwise!

[@rci30]

We need a cull in America

[@thatiswhotheyare]

@@rci30I think that’s the justification for our gun policy. Sad

[@jfrd-pw4hk]

So it's not about guns themselves. It never was. It's all about the mindset of the society that uses the guns.

[@Devin7Eleven]

Don’t forget the homogenous society part. It’s called DIEversity for a reason

[@DTreatz]

Depends on the government, for the deep state it's about the *guns* because it stands in the way of *control* Same as it has all of human history.

[@docaff]

Common sense laws that don't restrict ownership of guns, but just regulates how fast you get them and keeps them out of the hands of folks who are risky. Imagine that.

[@samuelmorales2344]

Guns should be banned period. "Common sense" laws don't work. Look at SE Chicago. Look how many common sense laws they have. Doesn't seem like it is working with the amount of shootings they have.

[@jm2307]

Black people were deemed risky gun owners in the 60s and that was the only time the NRA supported gun control. Just make sure those risk factors are not defined by phenotype.

[@samuelmorales2344]

@@jm2307 NRA is just the representation of the gun culture in the country. Blame society, not on a single institution, or some abstract thing like poverty.

[@ianhomerpura8937]

@@gemelwalters2942 the US loves its military so much. Mandatory service would be a walk in the park, I guess. Except for the occassional draft dodgers crossing into Canada and Mexico.

[@gemelwalters2942]

@@ianhomerpura8937 they love military in concept because their movies romanticize it. Look at how their vets are suffering, impoverished, PTSD or homelessness. They go in because they think it's a fairy-tale and then they get hit hard with reality. look at their law enforcement, zero proper training. They're trained to shoot and ask questions later. So no I don't think mandatory service would be a walk in the park and they'd cry about their freedom to not do service and the constitution which is ironic because they claim to want to be armed to protect themselves and country but wouldn't want the proper training to do it. The OP's comment says it all "common gun sense laws that don't restrict ownership". He legitimately believes military training doesn't restrict who owns guns when it in fact ensures that only trained and sane persons own them.

[@alexanderperez2732]

There's one big difference between the US and Switzerland. They have a culture of respecting the law. The US doesn't not to mention other problems lol so we need a lot more fixing. But i love the idea of more and longer training and background checks

[@mayanandrobertschraders587]

The Swiss also have respect for other people!

[@HRCSJSUAMMAS]

There's more than one big difference.

[@Khalkara]

..And strict gun control laws. That's the biggest relevant difference here.

[@mayanandrobertschraders587]

@John Doe no, just one difference: shooting and killing kids with guns. If that make you feel emotional, n make yourself feel better: increase age from 18 to 21.

[@thepackable]

I love the prior president of switzerlands response. "Thats your problem"

[@HRCSJSUAMMAS]

Got a smile from me for sure. One of the better answers, really.

[@countdebleauchamp]

Yeah that was badass

[@September2004]

An American gun nut sees this video and thinks, “More guns = less crime,” and nothing else.

[@fatherplatypus2316]

Ironic how they do the second amendment better than America do the second amendment

[@roelsvideosandstuffs1513]

Agree

[@StewyAdamRules]

Except forcing everyone to have gone through military service just to have a gun is a bit much. Not everyone can or even wants to go through the misery of military service but not all of those people are instantly undeserving of guns just because of that. It sounds rather like a stratocracy where they are only empowering those loyal to the military, everyone else doesn’t get that same luxury.

[@KRWWWLNG]

@@StewyAdamRules Guns should never get into the hands of civilians. End of story. The point you tried to make = dismissed.

[@canesugar911]

@@StewyAdamRules the American lacking common sense and confidently arrogant. No one is forcing guns on people. If you don't want to own a gun after military service, then you can turn it in. Also not being part of the military service is the luxury here. This system is a meritocracy, you have to earn the right to own a gun. You earn that by undergoing strict training because a gun is not a joke, it is a serious machine that SHOULD NOT be handed to just anyone.

[@rk8872]

Not just them :) en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gun_law_in_the_Czech_Republic

[@Enrique-Garcia]

All we have to do is respect firearms? Man, I doubt half this country can even spell "respect".

[@wisconsinfarmer4742]

See Aretha Franklin

[@KaylaJones2000]

Most illegal latinos here dont even speak english.

[@karmencummings9754]

@@wisconsinfarmer4742 🤣😂😂 I've heard people still spell respect wrong while singing it🤣😂😂

[@virginiatyree6705]

Switzerland looks beautiful & has sensible humans. America could learn something. Thanks for posting. v

[@Popota335]

Wait till u have to pay for a coffee... then u find out why do they need all that gun regulation 🤣🤣

[@MrKrazyKK]

Switzerland has 8 million people(size of a major metro in the US) almost all white and very uniform culture. I don’t think US can be compared to that.

[@Popota335]

u still pay 8euros for a bottle of water

[@marcofava]

@@MrKrazyKK take the entirety of Western Europe is you will, some 550 million people, different ethnicities, languages cities, histories and what not and unless we are openly at war with each other we don't go around shooting up schools busses and what not every other week.

[@Dacre1000]

@@Popota335 Yes, but you get paid 6000 every month being a mere collar worker. Context.

[@robmock2296]

The take away here is normalizing guns worked here. Respect and tradition has nothing to do w it.

[@bobbyb4024]

They respect it by legally allowing only responsible people own guns, you have to provide a reason, proof you're not crazy, and the gun will have be registered into a database. You don't just get a criminal record check and take a small course to own a gun, there is more to it. You have to prove you can own one. You respect a weapon by not giving it to morons or crazy people, which our country seems to love doing.

[@banner1724]

This video was made 4 years ago and it's relevant today and most likely still be relevant 10 years from now

[@spectre1725]

I just love the instructor. He reminds me so much of the training we got in the army. We didn't had any weapons for the first 3 weeks. And as soon as we got it they told us to put it into the weapon rack and don't touch it xD After another week we then had our first practice at the weapons range. And afterwards we had to clean the weapon. Got to love those Figger PD's For the ones that do not no what that means: Figger PD "Repeated practice of the troupe at the park service (cleaning of material). Often combined with push-ups or repeated reporting to the supervisor"

[@derraucherhase123]

Zietverlängeriiiig

[@stntunz5428]

Respect the guns and apply a common sense gun law !!

[@swimgc]

This is not American !! This place is devoid of common sense.

[@victorramirez2891]

Common sense!! 😂😂😂😂 Ppl don’t have common sense here. They have non trained ppl owning guns.

[@user-fb2jb3gz1d]

.........said no 2nd amendment American

[@SharkVsTree]

There is no such thing as "common sense." It's a fairy tale concept people use to suggest they're smarter or more observant than others, and that is the extent of it.

[@victorramirez2891]

@@SharkVsTree those two words are in the dictionary and if you put them together they have a lot of power.

[@michaelairheart6921]

I have never gotten a gun without having to do a background check nor do I know anyone who has been able to purchase a gun without a background check. Getting a background check and giving the government a running list of people who own guns so that they can use that list against Americans are two different things. I am all for background checks but I am against the government keeping a list. For those saying that a tyrannical government would not use that list to disarm Americans, you are living in a fantasyland. Our 2nd amendment was created to give us a way to fight back against a tyrannical government. Why would you give a government that could turn into a tyrannical government an advantage? I was taught gun safety from the age of 8. Should gun owners that have had no training, get training? Absolutely, because it makes you safer and the people around you safer.

[@GregS96]

In the 1950's, Americans could order, receive guns by mail. In the early 1970's, I purchased my first rifle at the local Mall's JC Penny store. I do not recall any mass shootings in Mall, schools, or anywhere else. What changed here ?

[@phileas007]

Social unrest + poverty + internet or so. BTW, here in Switzerland we can also order guns & ammo by mail

[@nobodyspecial4702]

Couple things. Corporate America decided profits matter more than people, so now every household needs the income from two or more full time jobs just to get by so children got less supervision and learned less responsibility. The people with actual serious mental health issues have only one real choice available to them, which is to be deemed unemployable so that the government takes over their health care costs. As a result, they live well below the poverty level which probably helps to ensure they never really get better. In addition, the mental health system itself has little motivation to cure the patient because cured patients don't pay, long term care means long term government payments. Combine all those levels of frustration and people just want to lash out at somebody, and since they can't get at the politicians and corporate executives who have made the country the hellhole it is today, so they strike out in a way that makes everyone else know how much pain they are in. To whit, by killing children.

[@lweaver1572]

The breakdown of the family

[@danielharken4583]

The JQ in action.

[@aryzen2781]

@@danielharken4583 the european question

[@alfredlutz7258]

There's a weird relationship between masculinity and guns in the US. Unless that changes, nothing will change.

[@dontmisunderstand6041]

It's really weird, considering how immasculating it should feel to need a weapon to protect yourself or others. Like, doesn't the fact that they can't be a man without the power of science kinda mean they should feel *worse* about using a gun?

[@alfredlutz7258]

@@dontmisunderstand6041 I hear you, but perhaps reason is not the default setting of gun "enthusiasts." ;)

[@JKennedy442]

@@dontmisunderstand6041 thank you I’ve made this point forever now it feels, what’s manly about feeling like you need to carry a weapon? That’s just cowardly

[@rebelmouth9349]

Only someone who isn't in the gun community could say something this goofy, not realizing how many hot pink and unicorn rainbow ar-15's that are out there.

[@thedoubs2383]

Switzerland is a neutral country. They enforce their neutrality by having a well armed, trained, and disciplined citizenry - their equivalent of the 2nd amendment - but not to protect them from their own government, but from outside aggressors. Seems to work pretty well.

[@peterleadley]

Switzerland is not only big on guns. The banking system their is the reason they maintain their neutrality!

[@jasonsharpe9963]

“Not to protect them from their own government-but from outside aggressors” The exact opposite reason why we have the second amendment.

[@peterleadley]

@@jannetling1615 So the financial influence that Swiss banks and financial institutions can levy on other states and particularly their leaders, is not a factor in your neutrality?

[@peterleadley]

@@jannetling1615 I live in the Netherlands and guns just aren't an issue here.

[@peterleadley]

@@jasonsharpe9963 I thought the reason for that part of the Constitution was inspired by the (outside ) threat of the British?

[@codingfinance6080]

That gun trainer is badass

[@RetDisabledVet]

You have to do back ground check to buy a gun at a store. Always has been for at least 50 years. If I sell my gun on line it has to be shipped to a gun store and the buyer does do a background check before it is transferred.

[@alyssacrossman5728]

Glad I wasn’t the only one who noticed that he said you can get a gun without a background check immediately. That is a lie. I dare anyone who believes that to walk into a Cabelas and attempt to purchase without a background check. He purposefully omitted the fact that those places that sell without a background check are illegal. And you are given 10 days to report and register your firearm with the your local police, or your legal gun purchase becomes illegal. So much misinformation and convenient lies. Thank you for at least attempting to bring light to it!

[@rondoiron6907]

I noticed that as well.

[@Sworksfsr]

Goes against the lefty agenda of the show to tell the truth.

[@citogal]

@@alyssacrossman5728 wasn't the gun purchase that was shown at a gun show, not at a store?

[@lexkek5625]

@@citogal all firearm sellers whether at an auction or firearms company is federally required to do background checks.

[@ginac7235]

Switzerland probably takes better care of their citizens. They are on the top in universal healthcare. They rank high in education and vocational training. They have low unemployment rates. Happier citizens...better mental health...less desperation 🤷‍♀️

[@Junomaster2006]

That's because they have less BLM to worry about funding when they are all too lazy to get a job & pursue higher education.

[@necrom4454]

They do yes, but it's overall because of the ideology/mentality in the US that this stuff happens, not because single people are depressed or that kind of stuff

[@vrcatlady7227]

@@necrom4454 Most school shooters were suicidal/depressed. If a person is depressed, they are more likely to inflict harm on themselves or/and others. Switzerland is ranked one of the happiest countries in the world. 😊

[@vrcatlady7227]

In America, you have unhappy and underpaid school staff who dont have time to build relationships with their students especially those loner students who need human interaction the most. You have mentally unstable parents who are economically disadvantaged, do not have health resources, they lack the time and energy to spend time with their kids who could be experiencing suicidal thoughts. We need to take better care of our citizens like Switzerland. Provide more resources to help people of all ages be successful. 👌

[@shalom5978]

@Woke Fired Yeah, the government is supposed to take care of their citizens. Make sure that what is needed in the country is provided and issues that arise are solved. That is what is meant by “take care”. This is literally the job of a government. What exactly do you think the government should be doing?

[@jamestk656]

That slight disappointed head shake from Mikko after the Swiss cheese joke just takes the cake for me. Oh nvm, that lady inadvertently saying they've had nein accidents was hilarious. This was a great segment.

[@HenriBourkel]

The difference between the US and a European country like my native Luxembourg is this: Americans say : "I need guns to protect myself against criminals and, potentially, the government." Luxembourgers say : "I don't need a gun because the government is protecting me effectively against criminals, with statistics as proof. Plus, it is the government that actively defends my civil and human rights by a list of institutions created to that effect."

[@graylinshowell7051]

One of the most understated points of this video was traceability of ownership. I love guns. As an American male, it's difficult to not be an idiot with them sometimes despite my preoccupation with safety. I find it infuriating there are MANY loopholes that prevent the traceability of ownership with firearms. I also fervently believe that those who have firearms stolen repeatedly should face consequences. While this sounds like victim blaming, the fact remains that people who steal guns are not law abusing gun owners and if you are unable to take proper precautions to prevent theft of firearms you are either too irresponsible to own them or complicit in providing firearms to criminals.

[@user-fb2jb3gz1d]

If only all gun owners in America has your logic.......... Too bad that's not going to happen

[@blackm4niac]

the part about having to store guns and ammo seperately or in the case of military rifles not even being allowed to store ammo at home is also quite important. Coupled with not being allowed to have your gun even loaded with ammo outside of a shooting range does make the whole thing very safe. After all, can't shoot up someone for disagreeing about the weight of a dog (that happened) if your gun isn't loaded.

[@graylinshowell7051]

@@blackm4niac I mean, we live in a country where people post pictures of loaded unsafe firearms pointed at their crotch to illustrate trigger discipline and celebrate the idiots who accidentally shoot themselves. I am just hopelessly frustrated that many responsible and legal gun owners make arguments against regulations that, in the end, would protect their rights. They fight any regulation at all fearing a total ban, then get upset when large changes happen. If knowledgeable firearms supporters drafted bills like the NFA then machine guns and suppressors would probably be easier to obtain and gun crime would be lower. Instead, they let people who don't understand the differences between a magazine, clip, round and bullet decide.

[@RConradBane]

I don't want anyone with the track record of corruption as long and sordid as the U.S. government having a list of who owns what and where.

[@RConradBane]

@@blackm4niac Not having ammunition in the house was not great for Ukrainian/Syrian/Egyptian civilians, probably won't help Taiwanese civilians when it's their turn.

[@moot9798]

What they have is “a well-regulated militia.” Qed.

[@totherik91]

You can't have a "well regulated militia" without regulations. Yet whenever this topic comes up (so every few days, sadly) most gun-nuts are against regulations.

[@RConradBane]

This militia won't survive without outside help.

[@RConradBane]

@JZ's Best Friend You got the US beat there. The last time the US was invaded was 14 years later. However, the US didn't become a client state at the end. Switzerland cannot present a similar record... which, affirms my original statement. Thanks.

[@jish55]

It definitely has to do with a few important things. The biggest difference is that Switzerland isn't feeding a fear narrative to its people where there's no ideology that they need to "protect themselves from invaders/minorities/illegals/socialists/insert whatever other narrative here". That fear mongering plays a major part in the massive increase in violence. The next is that Switzerland isn't in a constant state of political warfare with one another, where the Swiss don't have this idiotic ideology that the opposing party of their ideology is the enemy, but in America, that's become one of the biggest mindsets around. Finally, they don't glorify gun violence like the US does, in turn greatly reducing the ideology of being a "gun toting badass". With how every swiss citizen has to join the military, it means they're trained and have a far better understanding than most American's do.

[@hristiyandelisyarov6487]

There's also the part where the citizens have a safety net in their lives - healthcare, social welfare and education.

[@trorisk]

And there is not the typical US libertarian fear of the state or the federal government. The Swiss state is what the Swiss citizens make of it.

[@silotx]

The average viewer of this video thinks that the difference is that in the U.S. they got Black / Hispanic / LGBT people that live an easy life as a kid with no rules or respect taught to them being able to buy guns and spread chaos. Meanwhile the overwhelming majority of the mass shooters are mentally unstable white neo Nazis , incels and the poor people in the hood are killing each other due to living in extreme poverty and having poor education, healthcare and dirt poor uneducated parents.

[@reddixiecrat]

Most shootings in the US are from minorities. Most school shooters are Democrats

[@P_JrH1013]

They don’t have the fear narrative bc.. well.. it’s just not there dude. Culturally they’re far more advanced and superior than here in the US. They are simply better people. Literally. Better people, better government, more intelligent, they trust and respect one another… culturally in the US were a joke and so is our gov’t

[@ferrisdonoso4556]

I am always so impressed with how many people in other countries speak english. His english is amazing.

[@Soff1859]

Pretty much everywhere outside of english-speaking countries, learning multiple languages is mandatory and the norm. In Switzerland you have to learn your own language plus at the very least english and one additinal national language for at least 7-8 years (used to be minimum 4 years when i was a kid 20 years ago, but now they start earlier). Plus many people learn additional languages or have an immigrant background and know their parents language too. So if you wanna impress someone in Switzerland or most of Europe, you better speak at least 4 languages.

[@davon6704]

@@Soff1859 we only border 2 countries there’s no point in learning anything other than Spanish or French for Quebec

[@Suikanen]

@@Soff1859 Note, Mikko grew up and spent most of his life in Finland, so he likely learned Finnish, Swedish, English and possibly at least one other foreign language in school. Looking him up I see he's done a lot of international work as a firearms instructor as other security roles (personal protection for Sir Paul McCartney, for example), so it's not a surprise his English is top-notch.

[@RichardJames-iq9on]

Actually here in Switzerland English is very important as we have four languages and it's easier than learning four.