Post by Woody Williams on Jan 15, 2006 9:08:30 GMT -5
Swiss tighten gun controls
BERN -- Switzerland, where one in seven people owns a gun, will tighten
gun control and harmonize weapons rules nationwide as part of an accord
with Germany, Italy, France and Austria to do away with border controls.
The revised weapons law will come into force in 2007 at the earliest,
the Justice Ministry said yesterday. It includes the registration of
imitation and air weapons, ending private gun sales without a permit as
well as a ban on carrying "dangerous items" such as chains, baseball
bats and metal pipes with the intention of using them as weapons.
The country of 7.4 million is home to at least 1.2 million privately
owned guns, according to the ministry, not including some 500,000 army
weapons soldiers keep at home.
There are no plans yet for a central registry of all owners of firearms.
BERN -- Switzerland, where one in seven people owns a gun, will tighten
gun control and harmonize weapons rules nationwide as part of an accord
with Germany, Italy, France and Austria to do away with border controls.
The revised weapons law will come into force in 2007 at the earliest,
the Justice Ministry said yesterday. It includes the registration of
imitation and air weapons, ending private gun sales without a permit as
well as a ban on carrying "dangerous items" such as chains, baseball
bats and metal pipes with the intention of using them as weapons.
The country of 7.4 million is home to at least 1.2 million privately
owned guns, according to the ministry, not including some 500,000 army
weapons soldiers keep at home.
There are no plans yet for a central registry of all owners of firearms.
