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by rawgabbit 660 days ago
It is drug money that is used to purchase the guns which are then smuggled into Mexico.

Switzerland has a gun ownership culture but do not appear to have the same level of gun violence. Because they are not awash in illegal drugs? https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Firearms_regulation_in_Switz...

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But switzerland have strong laws about what you're allowed to do with your gun, how you have to transport it (hint: not loaded) and how you can store it (which is especially important if you have young kids).

Also, "Because they are not awash in illegal drugs", talking about Switzerland is rich. Switzerland, if you count drugs like cocaine and amphetamins is probably consuming at least as much drug per capita than a large part of the west (I had a classmate who "fixed" between brothels and nightclubs in Switzerland, i have stories). Also, they used to had huge drug death issues before they changed their law enforcement in like the late 80s/early 90s. I know here we talk a lot about Portugal and how Portland mimick them and it doesn't work. and how it seems to have stoped working in Portugal (funding stopped so result did), but the original country that implemented the "harm reduction/treatment/prevention before law enforcement" is Switzerland, with amazing success until recently.