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This article is from the Switzerland FAQ, by Marc Schaefer schaefer@alphanet.ch with numerous contributions by others.

3.2.3 Switzerland: Guns popularity

Guns are very popular in Switzerland: there are a lot of Shooting
Clubs and shootings are organized almost every week (not counting the
compulsory shooting for each citizen-soldier every year, and some
week-ends). Moreover, there are Shooting Festivals organized usually
once a year (e.g. in Neuchatel the ``Tir Cantonal''). There is also
the Federal Shooting.

A lot of young people (teenagers usually) are training voluntarily in
Shooting Clubs.

The fact that most weapon users are experienced may explain the
relatively low injury rate due to weapons in Switzerland.

 

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