Kalashnikov - Does Aarau's Amoktat Require a Sharper Right of Arms?
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He killed at a technoparty and disappeared. Days after the arrest, new details about the alleged death shooter of Aarau become known. They raise a question: Is the Swiss right to arms too loose?
The 43-year-old today received the gun license more than twenty years ago – and this for a rifle that is almost forbidden today, among other things. This raises questions and leads to demands in politics.
Leftists and the non-partisan state councillor Josich are in favour of stricter arms rules. Civic politicians, on the other hand, are slowing down.
Aarau's shooting revived the debate about the possession of weapons in Switzerland, one of the most armed countries in the world. The alleged perpetrator suffered from mental disorders, but had a kalashnikov and two handguns.
After the bloodshed in Aarau, politics becomes active. Is such an act prevented with more education? Yes, Andrea Zryd (SP). Others demand tougher weapons laws – against which the bourgeois majority in parliament vehemently resists.
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