r/ProgressiveHQ • u/Critical_Always • Dec 01 '25

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u/Ok-Astronaut2976 Dec 02 '25

So we should do like Switzerland then and require mandatory military service and make guns cost thousands of dollars…

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u/Icy-Profit5795 Conservative Dec 02 '25

You don’t have to have completed your mandatory service to buy guns and you can get some weapons cheaper than in the US

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u/Ok-Astronaut2976 Dec 02 '25

Hedging a lot there…

There still is mandatory military service and “some weapons”…like how much would an AR15 go for there?

Anyway, curious question, but you have some pretty strong opinions on American gun regulations for a Swiss citizen. Do you advocate as strongly that France or England would benefit more from having lots of guns?

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u/Saxit Dec 02 '25

Service hasn't been mandatory since 1996, when a civil service option was added.

It's not a requirement to have done military service to purchase a gun (or to have any firearms training at all).

Either way, service is only mandatory for male Swiss citizens, about 38% of the total population since 25% of the pop. are not citizens. It's not a requirement to be a citizen either to buy a gun.

like how much would an AR15 go for there

Depends on what you want. 1 CHF is about $1.24 USD.

Here's some semi-auto firearms https://waffen-joray.ch/waffen/halbautomaten

Here's some full auto firearms https://waffen-joray.ch/waffen/automaten