Editing Overview of gun laws by nation (section)

===Switzerland===
{{Main|Firearms regulation in Switzerland}}
Firearm regulations in Switzerland are comparatively liberal.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2018/02/swiss-guns/553448/|title=The Swiss Have Liberal Gun Laws, Too|first=Krishnadev|last=Calamur|date=16 February 2018|website=The Atlantic}}</ref> Swiss gun laws are primarily about the acquisition of arms, and not ownership. As such a license is not required to own a gun by itself, but a shall-issue permit is required to purchase most types of firearms. Bolt-action rifles do not require an acquisition permit, and can be acquired with just a background check.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.fedpol.admin.ch/fedpol/en/home/sicherheit/waffen/waffenerwerb.html|title=Acquiring a weapon as a private individual|first=Federal Office of|last=Police|website=www.fedpol.admin.ch}}</ref>

The Swiss have [[conscription|male conscription]] for military service.<ref>{{cite web|last=Imboden |first=Durant |url=http://europeforvisitors.com/switzaustria/articles/swiss_army.htm |title=Swiss Army – Switzerland for Visitors |publisher=Europeforvisitors.com |access-date=2015-02-18}}</ref> A 2011 referendum to force military weapons to be kept at military sites was defeated.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-12441834 |title=Switzerland rejects tighter gun controls |date=13 February 2011 |newspaper=[[BBC News Online]] |access-date=2015-02-18}}</ref> Weapons may voluntarily be kept in the local armory and there is no longer an obligation to keep the weapon at home.

The Swiss "Federal Law on Arms, Arms Accessories and Ammunitions" (WG, LArm) of 20 June 1997 has as its objectives (Article&nbsp;1) to combat the wrongful use of arms, their accessories, parts and ammunition. It governs the acquisition of arms, their introduction into Swiss territory, export, storage, possession, carrying, transport, and brokerage. It regulates the manufacture and trade in arms, and seeks to prevent the wrongful carrying of ammunition and dangerous objects. Article 3 states that "The right to acquire, possess and carry arms is guaranteed in the framework of this law".<ref>{{cite web |title=Federal Law on Arms, Arms Accessories and Ammunitions of 20 June 1997 (Status as on 1 January 2013); Chapter 1 (Section 1). Geneva: Federal Assembly of the Swiss Confederation / Translation for the Small Arms Survey, the Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies. |url=http://www.gunpolicy.org/firearms/citation/quotes/1535 |website=gunpolicy.org |publisher=University of Sydney |access-date=2015-08-17}}</ref><ref name="SwissWG">{{cite web |url=http://www.admin.ch/opc/de/classified-compilation/19983208/index.html |title=SR 514.54 Bundesgesetz über Waffen, Waffenzubehör und Munition (Waffengesetz WG) |publisher=The Swiss Federal Council |location=Berne, Switzerland |language=de, it, fr |date=1 January 2013 |access-date=2015-08-17}}</ref>