Like most young Swiss men, a drug addict named Guido has a gun at home, an army-issued automatic assault weapon. As he prepared a dose of heroin, he was asked if he ever thinks of using his gun in ...

In February 2011, Swiss citizens voted in a referendum that called for a national gun registry and for firearms owned by members of the military to be stored in public arsenals. “It is a question of ...

BUEREN AN DER AARE, Switzerland (AP) - The neutral Swiss do love their guns and their frequent, citizen-inspired referendums. Those two deeply cherished rights collide this weekend as Swiss voters ...

ROMONT, Switzerland, May 14 (Reuters) - Ten years ago, Swiss hairdresser Christine Dousse feared guns. Then her daughter convinced her to join a 400-year-old local shooting club. Now she shoots twice ...

GENEVA – Neutral Switzerland is among the best-armed nations in the world, with more guns per capita than almost any other country except the United States, Finland and Yemen. At least 2.3 million ...

Last week’s shooting at a wood-processing plant in Menznau, Switzerland, which left four people — including the shooter — dead and six others injured, is fueling a recurring debate about the country’s ...

Even as the gun-control debate rises again in the U.S. in the aftermath of the horrific school shooting in Newtown, Conn., the gun-loving Swiss are not about to lay down their arms. Guns are ...

You are able to gift 5 more articles this month. Anyone can access the link you share with no account required. Learn more. GENEVA — Swiss voters on Sunday approved a measure to tighten the Alpine ...

Relaxing at a firing range where the thunder of a dozen submachine guns threatens to set off avalanches in the snow-capped Alps above, Frederic Oguey comes across as just another 13-year-old with ...

GENEVA – Swiss voters on Sunday approved a measure to tighten the Alpine nation's gun laws, bringing the country in line with many of its European partners despite the objections of local gun owners, ...

GENEVA – As the push for gun reform continues to trigger heated debates in the United States and elsewhere, Switzerland’s popular civilian-owned weapons have also come under fire. In the world’s first ...