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Posted: Fri Jan 06, 2006 12:15 pm
by Fiona
Are there no other places like Switzerland in that respect at all? I wonder why not? Do you know?

Posted: Fri Jan 06, 2006 12:18 pm
by Kipi
[QUOTE=Lestat]Are yuo allowed to take that equipment home afterwards (except for the gun of course, that's only in Switzerland).[/QUOTE]
nope, nothing. Or that's what I know. Everything is property of army, and if you want something, you have to steal it.

Posted: Fri Jan 06, 2006 12:19 pm
by Magrus
They've changed the gun laws in the US now to accomodate collectors. You can own semi-automatic guns used in the military legally. However, owning live ammunition for them, or live grenades, shells, etc is illegal. An old friends father has a mortal shell and "pineapple grenade" from WW2, or (maybe WW1?) which he got from a family member. Neither are live, all the explosives inside were removed.

Posted: Fri Jan 06, 2006 12:20 pm
by Juniper
[QUOTE=Kipi]Sure, but there is one problem: When in service, I'm unallowed to use any other clothes/equipment than army's :rolleyes: [/QUOTE]
*whispers* maybe you can hide it in your pillow...:mischief: :D

Posted: Fri Jan 06, 2006 12:22 pm
by Ravager
Hello everyone! :)

Posted: Fri Jan 06, 2006 12:23 pm
by Juniper
Hey Ravvy~! :D ;)

Posted: Fri Jan 06, 2006 12:24 pm
by Magrus
Hello Rav! :D

@ Kipi, I think the ladies are trying to get you wounded in duty so you get sent home. :laugh:

Posted: Fri Jan 06, 2006 12:25 pm
by Kipi
[QUOTE=Juniper1028]*whispers* maybe you can hide it in your pillow...:mischief: :D [/QUOTE]
Nope, because everything is checked every day...
Of course, I can take those, we can have some personal property with us, but using those during service is denied.

HEY RAV!!!
Now we can have that party! :D :D :D :laugh::laugh:

Posted: Fri Jan 06, 2006 12:29 pm
by Juniper
[QUOTE=Kipi]Nope, because everything is checked every day...
Of course, I can take those, we can have some personal property with us, but using those during service is denied.
[/QUOTE]
LOL! of course wearing pink fuzzy socks during service is frowned upon! :laugh: what a shame~!

Posted: Fri Jan 06, 2006 12:29 pm
by Ravager
We're having a par-tay? Nice!! :p

Posted: Fri Jan 06, 2006 12:30 pm
by Lestat
Well the Swiss have always taken things such as self defence very seriously. And they don't want to leave too much to their government (hence the endless referendums and quite some autonomy for the different cantons). Hence their "militia" system in which you do military service and then take your gun home and have some training of two to three weeks each year again until you're 40 or 45 or so. Basically almost the whole male population is National Guard.

Posted: Fri Jan 06, 2006 12:30 pm
by Kipi
[QUOTE=Ravager]We're having a par-tay? Nice!! :p [/QUOTE]
Of course we are!
After all, this is going to be last time when most of us are going to be here at the same time in a veeeeeery long time! :( :(

Posted: Fri Jan 06, 2006 12:32 pm
by Lasher
*Arrives fashionably late*

Well, hello people

Posted: Fri Jan 06, 2006 12:33 pm
by Fiona
[QUOTE=Lestat]Well the Swiss have always taken things such as self defence very seriously. And they don't want to leave too much to their government (hence the endless referendums and quite some autonomy for the different cantons). Hence their "militia" system in which you do military service and then take your gun home and have some training of two to three weeks each year again until you're 40 or 45 or so. Basically almost the whole male population is National Guard.[/QUOTE]

I know. I'm just surprised that no other countries take the same view. It doesn't seem so far off the wall, as a point of view, to me.

Posted: Fri Jan 06, 2006 12:34 pm
by Kipi
Hi Lasher!!!

@Fiona
I agree with you, it could work pretty well in other countries too

Posted: Fri Jan 06, 2006 12:34 pm
by Juniper
Hello Lasher just in time! :D


*pours kipi a vodka & red bull*
Here you go my dear! :D

Posted: Fri Jan 06, 2006 12:35 pm
by Ravager
After all, this is going to be last time when most of us are going to be here at the same time in a veeeeeery long time!
Yeah, that's depressing. :( :o

@Lasher, you didn't arrive much later than I did. :p

Posted: Fri Jan 06, 2006 12:38 pm
by Kipi
[QUOTE=Juniper1028]Hello Lasher just in time! :D


*pours kipi a vodka & red bull*
Here you go my dear! :D [/QUOTE]
Awww... thank you so much...
You really remembered it... ;) :) :p

Posted: Fri Jan 06, 2006 12:38 pm
by Lasher
@ Rav-
Great minds think alike.

Posted: Fri Jan 06, 2006 12:40 pm
by Kipi
[QUOTE=Lasher]@ Rav-
Great minds think alike.[/QUOTE]
Have you ever heard of a theory of Great minds (=geniuses) and grazy people... :D :D :D :devil::devil: :p