Gun-loving Swiss asked to toughen laws or risk EU tension
(WorldNews Europe)

Support for this relaxed approach is, says Beat Bösiger, a farmer and parliamentary candidate for the right-wing Swiss People`s Party, all based on government trust in gun owners, and the responsibility of the gun owners themselves. `There is no reason for these new laws,` he said. `It would be a breach of trust. We Swiss, we know how to handle weapons.` Mr Bösiger has a point. Despite the millions of weapons in homes across Switzerland, the overall crime rate is low. Gun crime is higher in Switzerland`s neighbours. Nevertheless, there are some indicators that easy access to weapons is...