Barbara Weil, of the Swiss Medical Association, said it had been scientifically proven that if the guns were less freely available the number of suicides would drop. The studies had also shown ...

Many Swiss see gun ownership as part of a patriotic duty to protect the homeland. Most Swiss men are required to learn how to use a gun. Unlike the US, Switzerland has mandatory military service ...

Five years ago Switzerland was stunned when a gunman shot and killed 14 people in Zug’s cantonal parliament with a rifle, before turning the gun on himself. Debate on the use of firearms was ...

Though they don’t see eye to eye on guns, both share Swiss values. Read more: ‘Holy cow!’ This Swiss never thought he’d be a cop in the US Every Swiss citizen has a Heimatort, a place of ...