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On Wed, 29 Aug 2007 10:55:20 -0000, with neither quill nor qualm,
" quickly quoth:

I thought everyone in Switzerland had to have a rifle or is it just
the men?

Just men, but women are encouraged, too. More info he
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/1566715.stm

--

According to our strength of character and our clarity of vision, we will
endure, we will succeed, we will have contributed something to make life
where we were and as we lived it better, brighter, and more beautiful.
-- Frank Lloyd Wright

In article ,
Larry Jaques wrote:

Just men, but women are encouraged, too. More info he
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/1566715.stm

"From an early age Swiss men and women associate weaponry with being
called to defend their country."

Used to be the same here. Individuals owned and practiced with guns to
be able to use them in defense of the country or themselves.