Swiss will continue to take their military guns home
Updated: January 9th, 2013
From what I read in the media, I had thought that the Swiss tradition of reserve troops taking their military assault rifles home with them was soon coming to an end. Sebastian reports that this is not so.
I am very pleased that our Swiss friends will continue to enjoy their unique, and very practical, tradition.
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If one has not read it, I cannot recommend too strongly Stephen Halbrooks' book Target Switzerland: Swiss Armed Neutrality .
Just so you know, they DO convert them to semi-auto before they are taken home. Still great though.