Switzerland has compulsory military service for male citizens, usually beginning at age 18, lasting for 18 to 21 weeks, with a requirement to maintain the ability to serve (unless given a specific exemption) until they are aged 34. They're required to keep their personal weapon (minus the ammunition) at home, and to maintain their personal equipment in a state of readiness.RPB wrote:hmmm I like that
"Do it for the Children" Switzerland issues firearms to adult men. Switzerland has compulsory gun ownership. Switzerland has lowest gun-related crime rate in the civilized world. "Do it for the Children"
If you're suggesting that the US should follow Switzerland's model, are you also arguing for compulsory military service, too? Because if you are, your argument is IMHO declared dead-in-the-water - the average American would no more support a peace time draft (as well as a requirement to keep physically fit) than they would support - well, you fill in the blank.
Oh, and Swiss males who are ruled 'not fit' for military duty pay a 3% tax surcharge until they're over the age of compulsory service as a way of "paying their share". Another example of things the American folks wouldn't accept.
Nah - if there's an answer to your question, it's going to have to be an all-American one, not one based on what other countries do, methinks.