Swiss says 'no' to gun control vote

by **Strawberry** Mon Feb 14, 2011 10:32 pm

Swiss voters have thrown out an initiative to prohibit the possession of firearms at homes in a nationwide referendum that sought to curb gun violence in the country.

Final results showed that 20 out of 26 cantons were against while 56.3 percent of the population rejected the initiative, AFP reported on Sunday.

The proposal was introduced by an alliance of non-governmental groups and center-left parties in order to have rifles stored in armories instead of keeping them at residential areas.

In order for the referendum to be passed both a majority of districts and a majority of people should have voted in favor of the move.

The results have dashed hopes of anti-gun campaigners, including women, doctors and police officers, who argue that the easy availability of arms have largely contributed to the high rates of domestic gun violence, suicides and homicide in the Alpine country

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