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Swiss gun control referendum, 2011
A referendum was held in Switzerland on 13 February 2011 on the federal popular initiative "For the protection against gun violence" ("Für den Schutz vor Waffengewalt"/"Pour la protection face à la violence des armes"/"Per la protezione dalla violenza perpetrata con le armi"). It was rejected by 56% of voters and a majority of cantons.
Initiative
The initiative foresees that guns can no longer be kept at home, but must be stored at the arsenal (Zeughaus) instead, that possession of a gun should be linked to a screening of the ability and necessity of the gunholder, and that all guns should be registered. Left-wing parties (SP, Greens, CSP) and the GLP are mostly in favour of the proposal, with right-wing parties (SVP, FDP, CVP, BDP) opposed.
Opinion polls
According to polls from January 2011, the initiative was favoured by 45% of respondents, with 34% opposed and a relatively high amount of undecideds at 21%. A second poll from two weeks before the referendum saw a closening of the polls, with 47% to 45% in favour.
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2011
2011 (MMXI) was a common year starting on Saturday (dominical letter B) of the Gregorian calendar, the 2011th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 11th year of the 3rd millennium, the 11th year of the 21st century, and the 2nd year of the 2010s decade.
2011 was designated as:
It was marked by a wave of revolutions in the Arab World known as the Arab Spring, including the beginnings of several unresolved protest movements and armed conflicts.
Events
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Swiss vote Sunday on gun restrictions
(11 Feb 2011) SHOTLIST HEADLINE: Swiss vote Sunday on gun restrictions CAPTION: Switzerland's gun culture is under fire in a referendum Sunday. The battle at the ballot box pits traditionalists against gun skeptics including those seeking to cut the country's high rate of firearm suicides. (11 February 2011) VOICE-OVER: English AP Television - AP Clients Only Geneva, Switzerland - 10 Feb 2011 1. Campaign poster in favour of banning military-issued firearms 2. Campaign poster depicts teddy bear oozing blood below the slogan "Protect families" 3. Damien Auer, MBA student and non-professional soldier, walks into his apartment block 4. Auer showing where he keeps his military-issued weapons UPSOUND (English): "I will show you where is my weapon, first is my rifle." 5. Set-up To...
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Swiss vote on proposal to tighten firearms laws
(13 Feb 2011) 1. Wide pan of for and against campaign posters for firearms referendum 2. Mid of campaign poster 3. Wide interior of people entering ballot station 4. Close-up of ballot paper 5. Close-up of ballot paper being dropped into box 6. Various of voters registering 7. SOUNDBITE (French) vox pop, No name given, voted yes in firearms referendum: (in answer to why she voted for firearms restrictions) "Because it is dangerous to have firearms in the house. You never know what may happen. I would prefer it to be like that (stored away from the home), and also there is no immediate danger of war." 8. Mid exterior of woman leaving polling station 9. SOUNDBITE (French) vox pop, No name given, voted yes in firearms referendum: +++ROUGH TRANSLATION+++ "Well obviously I v...
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Swiss voters reject proposal to tighten nation's liberal firearms laws
(13 Feb 2011) 1. Interior campaign headquarters for yes vote for tightening gun control, people looking at screen as results come out in favour of no vote 2. Supporters of yes vote seated looking at screen 3. Close-up of supporter looking at screen 4. Close-up of computer screen showing results on map 5. Close-up of supporter of yes vote looking at screen 6. Social Democratic Lawmaker Maria Roth-Bernasconi talking to man 7. SOUNDBITE: (French) Maria Roth-Bernasconi, Social Democratic Lawmaker in Swiss Parliament: "I regret the no vote. I think that the difference was between city and countryside, also a bit between the French speaking and German speaking regions." 8. Close-up of disappointed yes supporter shaking her head STORYLINE: Swiss voters came out strongly in favour of t...
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Vote on whether to impose far-reaching restrictions on firearms
(12 Feb 2011) 1. Various of campaign posters in favour of banning military-issued firearms 2. Campaign poster depicting a teddy bear oozing blood below the slogan (French): "Let's protect families", zoom in 3. Various set up shots of student and non-professional soldier Damien Auer entering his apartment block, showing where he keeps his military-issued weapons, and taking them out, UPSOUND: (English) "I will show you where is my weapons, first is my rifle, and second one is my hand gun." 4. SOUNDBITE: (French) Damien Auer, Student and non-professional soldier: "It is really important to have the responsibility for this firearm. And, as a soldier, I expect to be trusted not just (when I carry the weapon) in the army, but when I have the weapon at home. It is really important tha...
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Swiss Vote to Keep Guns at Home
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'No trace yet' of Swiss twins
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EU suspends Swiss Erasmus participation for 2014
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Swiss vote Sunday on gun restrictions
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(11 Feb 2011) SHOTLIST
HEADLINE: Swiss vote Sunday on gun restrictions
CAPTION: Switzerland's gun culture is under fire in a referendum Sunday. The battle at ...
(11 Feb 2011) SHOTLIST
HEADLINE: Swiss vote Sunday on gun restrictions
CAPTION: Switzerland's gun culture is under fire in a referendum Sunday. The battle at the ballot box pits traditionalists against gun skeptics including those seeking to cut the country's high rate of firearm suicides. (11 February 2011)
VOICE-OVER: English
AP Television - AP Clients Only
Geneva, Switzerland - 10 Feb 2011
1. Campaign poster in favour of banning military-issued firearms
2. Campaign poster depicts teddy bear oozing blood below the slogan "Protect families"
3. Damien Auer, MBA student and non-professional soldier, walks into his apartment block
4. Auer showing where he keeps his military-issued weapons UPSOUND (English):
"I will show you where is my weapon, first is my rifle."
5. Set-up Tobias Schnebli, Group for a Switzerland without Army.
6. SOUNDBITE: (English) Tobias Schnebli, Group for a Switzerland without Army:
"Today it is a danger for society at large because of the risk of abuse of these weapons."
7. Close of pistol
8. Pan of rifle being held
9. Various of campaign posters
STORYLINE
The Swiss love a referendum, and many people across the country are also wedded to their guns.
On Sunday they focus on both -- going to the polls to cast ballots on whether to impose far-reaching restrictions on firearms.
The issue pits those who worry about Switzerland's high rate of gun suicides against those who fear tighter rules will clash with long-standing tradition.
Damien Auer is studying for his MBA but he's also a citizen soldier who keeps his weapons at home.
SOT
Most men in Switzerland are conscripted into the army. Once they finish their service they carry on with annual refresher courses and stand by as members of the nations' militia. But activists like Tobias Schnebli think the custom of keeping army guns at home is a bad idea.
SOT
A telephone poll last month by the respected gfs.bern group found a narrow margin in favor of gun restrictions, with eight percent undecided. But the outcome may depend on the turnout of women and young people at the ballot box, as they appear to be more willing to back restrictions.
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(11 Feb 2011) SHOTLIST
HEADLINE: Swiss vote Sunday on gun restrictions
CAPTION: Switzerland's gun culture is under fire in a referendum Sunday. The battle at the ballot box pits traditionalists against gun skeptics including those seeking to cut the country's high rate of firearm suicides. (11 February 2011)
VOICE-OVER: English
AP Television - AP Clients Only
Geneva, Switzerland - 10 Feb 2011
1. Campaign poster in favour of banning military-issued firearms
2. Campaign poster depicts teddy bear oozing blood below the slogan "Protect families"
3. Damien Auer, MBA student and non-professional soldier, walks into his apartment block
4. Auer showing where he keeps his military-issued weapons UPSOUND (English):
"I will show you where is my weapon, first is my rifle."
5. Set-up Tobias Schnebli, Group for a Switzerland without Army.
6. SOUNDBITE: (English) Tobias Schnebli, Group for a Switzerland without Army:
"Today it is a danger for society at large because of the risk of abuse of these weapons."
7. Close of pistol
8. Pan of rifle being held
9. Various of campaign posters
STORYLINE
The Swiss love a referendum, and many people across the country are also wedded to their guns.
On Sunday they focus on both -- going to the polls to cast ballots on whether to impose far-reaching restrictions on firearms.
The issue pits those who worry about Switzerland's high rate of gun suicides against those who fear tighter rules will clash with long-standing tradition.
Damien Auer is studying for his MBA but he's also a citizen soldier who keeps his weapons at home.
SOT
Most men in Switzerland are conscripted into the army. Once they finish their service they carry on with annual refresher courses and stand by as members of the nations' militia. But activists like Tobias Schnebli think the custom of keeping army guns at home is a bad idea.
SOT
A telephone poll last month by the respected gfs.bern group found a narrow margin in favor of gun restrictions, with eight percent undecided. But the outcome may depend on the turnout of women and young people at the ballot box, as they appear to be more willing to back restrictions.
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Swiss vote on proposal to tighten firearms laws
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1. Wide pan of for and against campaign posters for firearms referendum
2. Mid of campaign poster
3. Wide interior of people entering ballot s...
(13 Feb 2011)
1. Wide pan of for and against campaign posters for firearms referendum
2. Mid of campaign poster
3. Wide interior of people entering ballot station
4. Close-up of ballot paper
5. Close-up of ballot paper being dropped into box
6. Various of voters registering
7. SOUNDBITE (French) vox pop, No name given, voted yes in firearms referendum:
(in answer to why she voted for firearms restrictions)
"Because it is dangerous to have firearms in the house. You never know what may happen. I would prefer it to be like that (stored away from the home), and also there is no immediate danger of war."
8. Mid exterior of woman leaving polling station
9. SOUNDBITE (French) vox pop, No name given, voted yes in firearms referendum: +++ROUGH TRANSLATION+++
"Well obviously I voted in favour (of stricter firearms legislation) because I think it is a good thing to limit weapons, in particular military weapons. I think it is outdated that each Swiss keeps a gun at his home. I think the argument that it is important for the army is not valid."
10. Mid of campaign poster
STORYLINE
Swiss citizens were voting on Sunday on whether to tighten the Alpine nation's firearms laws.
The referendum pits critics of Switzerland's high rate of firearms suicides against those who fear tighter rules may hurt the country's beloved village shooting clubs or cripple its citizen militia.
The majority of Swiss men who have completed compulsory military service store their military issue guns at home, as mandated by current Swiss which stipulates that citizen militia are required to keep all personal equipment, including weapons, at home.
All Swiss males between 19 and 32 years of age are conscripted, completing a four-month basic military service, and then return several weeks a year for refresher courses, which keep the nation's militia in a state of readiness.
Doctors, churches and women's groups want ex-soldiers to store their military-issued firearms in secure army depots.
The move would abruptly end a Swiss tradition still cherished by many men of keeping a rifle at home even after they have completed active military service.
The Swiss armed forces consist of five percent professional soldiers, while the remainder are conscript citizens, or citizen soldiers, who can be called into service if required.
Traditionalists fiercely oppose the plan to ban army rifles from homes and impose new requirements for buying other guns.
Proponents see it as a way to reduce domestic violence and Switzerland's high rate of firearms suicide, but the government says existing laws are sufficient to ensure some 2.3 (m) million mostly military weapons in a country of less than 8 (m) million people aren't misused.
Many Swiss have already voted by post.
The outcome of the referendum is expected to be decided by the turnout among young people and women who generally favour the ban.
A majority of Switzerland's 26 cantons (states) must also approve the plan.
About a quarter of Switzerland's 1,300 suicides each year involves a gun, according to federal statistics.
The exact number of military-issued weapons involved is disputed, but those calling for tighter rules claim they account for between 100 and 200 suicides a year, mostly among men.
Activists argue that the easy availability of guns - some 2.3 (m) million mostly military weapons in a country of less than 8 (m) million people - is the reason why Switzerland has the highest rate of firearms suicides in Europe.
Switzerland ranks fourth globally, behind the USA, Yemen and Finland in gun density per capita, with 46 guns per 100 Swiss inhabitants.
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https://wn.com/Swiss_Vote_On_Proposal_To_Tighten_Firearms_Laws
(13 Feb 2011)
1. Wide pan of for and against campaign posters for firearms referendum
2. Mid of campaign poster
3. Wide interior of people entering ballot station
4. Close-up of ballot paper
5. Close-up of ballot paper being dropped into box
6. Various of voters registering
7. SOUNDBITE (French) vox pop, No name given, voted yes in firearms referendum:
(in answer to why she voted for firearms restrictions)
"Because it is dangerous to have firearms in the house. You never know what may happen. I would prefer it to be like that (stored away from the home), and also there is no immediate danger of war."
8. Mid exterior of woman leaving polling station
9. SOUNDBITE (French) vox pop, No name given, voted yes in firearms referendum: +++ROUGH TRANSLATION+++
"Well obviously I voted in favour (of stricter firearms legislation) because I think it is a good thing to limit weapons, in particular military weapons. I think it is outdated that each Swiss keeps a gun at his home. I think the argument that it is important for the army is not valid."
10. Mid of campaign poster
STORYLINE
Swiss citizens were voting on Sunday on whether to tighten the Alpine nation's firearms laws.
The referendum pits critics of Switzerland's high rate of firearms suicides against those who fear tighter rules may hurt the country's beloved village shooting clubs or cripple its citizen militia.
The majority of Swiss men who have completed compulsory military service store their military issue guns at home, as mandated by current Swiss which stipulates that citizen militia are required to keep all personal equipment, including weapons, at home.
All Swiss males between 19 and 32 years of age are conscripted, completing a four-month basic military service, and then return several weeks a year for refresher courses, which keep the nation's militia in a state of readiness.
Doctors, churches and women's groups want ex-soldiers to store their military-issued firearms in secure army depots.
The move would abruptly end a Swiss tradition still cherished by many men of keeping a rifle at home even after they have completed active military service.
The Swiss armed forces consist of five percent professional soldiers, while the remainder are conscript citizens, or citizen soldiers, who can be called into service if required.
Traditionalists fiercely oppose the plan to ban army rifles from homes and impose new requirements for buying other guns.
Proponents see it as a way to reduce domestic violence and Switzerland's high rate of firearms suicide, but the government says existing laws are sufficient to ensure some 2.3 (m) million mostly military weapons in a country of less than 8 (m) million people aren't misused.
Many Swiss have already voted by post.
The outcome of the referendum is expected to be decided by the turnout among young people and women who generally favour the ban.
A majority of Switzerland's 26 cantons (states) must also approve the plan.
About a quarter of Switzerland's 1,300 suicides each year involves a gun, according to federal statistics.
The exact number of military-issued weapons involved is disputed, but those calling for tighter rules claim they account for between 100 and 200 suicides a year, mostly among men.
Activists argue that the easy availability of guns - some 2.3 (m) million mostly military weapons in a country of less than 8 (m) million people - is the reason why Switzerland has the highest rate of firearms suicides in Europe.
Switzerland ranks fourth globally, behind the USA, Yemen and Finland in gun density per capita, with 46 guns per 100 Swiss inhabitants.
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Swiss voters reject proposal to tighten nation's liberal firearms laws
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(13 Feb 2011)
1. Interior campaign headquarters for yes vote for tightening gun control, people looking at screen as results come out in favour of no vote
2....
(13 Feb 2011)
1. Interior campaign headquarters for yes vote for tightening gun control, people looking at screen as results come out in favour of no vote
2. Supporters of yes vote seated looking at screen
3. Close-up of supporter looking at screen
4. Close-up of computer screen showing results on map
5. Close-up of supporter of yes vote looking at screen
6. Social Democratic Lawmaker Maria Roth-Bernasconi talking to man
7. SOUNDBITE: (French) Maria Roth-Bernasconi, Social Democratic Lawmaker in Swiss Parliament:
"I regret the no vote. I think that the difference was between city and countryside, also a bit between the French speaking and German speaking regions."
8. Close-up of disappointed yes supporter shaking her head
STORYLINE:
Swiss voters came out strongly in favour of their right to bear arms on Sunday, with a clear majority rejecting a plan by churches and women's groups to tighten the Alpine nation's liberal gun laws.
Official results of the referendum showed that more than half of Switzerland's 26 cantons (states) voted against the proposal to ban army rifles from homes and impose new requirements for buying other guns.
The proposal would have abruptly ended the Swiss tradition of men keeping their army rifles at home after completing their military service.
Backers of the plan argued this would have reduced incidents of domestic violence and Switzerland's high rate of firearms suicide.
The government had argued ahead of the vote that existing laws were sufficient to ensure some 2.3 (m) million mostly military weapons in a country of less than 8 (m) million people aren't misused.
Opposition against the proposal was strongest in rural and German-speaking parts of the country, which tend to be more conservative and where shooting clubs are popular.
French-speaking cantons in western Switzerland backed the plan, but women and young people - who according to opinion polls favour more restrictive gun laws - failed to turn out in sufficient numbers when it counted.
Doctors, churches and women's groups launched a campaign four years ago to force ex-soldiers to store their military-issued firearms in secure army depots.
They also want the Swiss government to establish a national gun registry and ban the sale of fully automatic weapons and pump action rifles.
Gun enthusiasts say limiting the right to bear arms would have destroyed a cherished tradition and undermined the citizen army's preparedness against possible invasion by hostile neighbours.
About a quarter of Switzerland's 1,300 suicides each year involved a gun, according to federal statistics.
The exact number of military-issued weapons involved is disputed, but those calling for tighter rules claim they account for between 100 and 200 suicides a year, mostly among men.
Advocates for tighter gun control noted that since Switzerland cut the size of its army in 2004, the number of firearms suicides among men aged 30-40 has been cut in half.
It is not known how many military-issued guns are involved in homicides each year, though Switzerland's gun murder rate is relatively low - just 24 in 2009, or about 0.3 firearms homicides per 100,000 inhabitants.
By comparison, the US rate in 2007 was 4.2 per 100,000 inhabitants.
While final results were still awaited, a majority in at least 18 of Switzerland's 26 cantons voted against the measure.
Popular referendums in the Alpine nation require a majority of both votes and cantons to pass.
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(13 Feb 2011)
1. Interior campaign headquarters for yes vote for tightening gun control, people looking at screen as results come out in favour of no vote
2. Supporters of yes vote seated looking at screen
3. Close-up of supporter looking at screen
4. Close-up of computer screen showing results on map
5. Close-up of supporter of yes vote looking at screen
6. Social Democratic Lawmaker Maria Roth-Bernasconi talking to man
7. SOUNDBITE: (French) Maria Roth-Bernasconi, Social Democratic Lawmaker in Swiss Parliament:
"I regret the no vote. I think that the difference was between city and countryside, also a bit between the French speaking and German speaking regions."
8. Close-up of disappointed yes supporter shaking her head
STORYLINE:
Swiss voters came out strongly in favour of their right to bear arms on Sunday, with a clear majority rejecting a plan by churches and women's groups to tighten the Alpine nation's liberal gun laws.
Official results of the referendum showed that more than half of Switzerland's 26 cantons (states) voted against the proposal to ban army rifles from homes and impose new requirements for buying other guns.
The proposal would have abruptly ended the Swiss tradition of men keeping their army rifles at home after completing their military service.
Backers of the plan argued this would have reduced incidents of domestic violence and Switzerland's high rate of firearms suicide.
The government had argued ahead of the vote that existing laws were sufficient to ensure some 2.3 (m) million mostly military weapons in a country of less than 8 (m) million people aren't misused.
Opposition against the proposal was strongest in rural and German-speaking parts of the country, which tend to be more conservative and where shooting clubs are popular.
French-speaking cantons in western Switzerland backed the plan, but women and young people - who according to opinion polls favour more restrictive gun laws - failed to turn out in sufficient numbers when it counted.
Doctors, churches and women's groups launched a campaign four years ago to force ex-soldiers to store their military-issued firearms in secure army depots.
They also want the Swiss government to establish a national gun registry and ban the sale of fully automatic weapons and pump action rifles.
Gun enthusiasts say limiting the right to bear arms would have destroyed a cherished tradition and undermined the citizen army's preparedness against possible invasion by hostile neighbours.
About a quarter of Switzerland's 1,300 suicides each year involved a gun, according to federal statistics.
The exact number of military-issued weapons involved is disputed, but those calling for tighter rules claim they account for between 100 and 200 suicides a year, mostly among men.
Advocates for tighter gun control noted that since Switzerland cut the size of its army in 2004, the number of firearms suicides among men aged 30-40 has been cut in half.
It is not known how many military-issued guns are involved in homicides each year, though Switzerland's gun murder rate is relatively low - just 24 in 2009, or about 0.3 firearms homicides per 100,000 inhabitants.
By comparison, the US rate in 2007 was 4.2 per 100,000 inhabitants.
While final results were still awaited, a majority in at least 18 of Switzerland's 26 cantons voted against the measure.
Popular referendums in the Alpine nation require a majority of both votes and cantons to pass.
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Vote on whether to impose far-reaching restrictions on firearms
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1. Various of campaign posters in favour of banning military-issued firearms
2. Campaign poster depicting a teddy bear oozing blood below the...
(12 Feb 2011)
1. Various of campaign posters in favour of banning military-issued firearms
2. Campaign poster depicting a teddy bear oozing blood below the slogan (French): "Let's protect families", zoom in
3. Various set up shots of student and non-professional soldier Damien Auer entering his apartment block, showing where he keeps his military-issued weapons, and taking them out, UPSOUND: (English) "I will show you where is my weapons, first is my rifle, and second one is my hand gun."
4. SOUNDBITE: (French) Damien Auer, Student and non-professional soldier:
"It is really important to have the responsibility for this firearm. And, as a soldier, I expect to be trusted not just (when I carry the weapon) in the army, but when I have the weapon at home. It is really important that we are trusted not just to defend (the country) but all the time."
5. Various of campaign posters on railing
6. Set-up of Tobias Schnebli, from Group for a Switzerland without Army
7. SOUNDBITE: (English) Tobias Schnebli, Group for a Switzerland without Army:
"Every Swiss male is also a soldier and he keeps his army gun at home. It is the aftermath of past times where having a gun was really a constituent maybe of Swiss manhood somehow, and today it is really a danger for society at large because of the risks of abuse of these weapons."
8. Set -up of Martine Brunschwig Graf, Swiss National Council, working at her desk
9. SOUNDBITE: (English) Martine Brunschwig Graf, Swiss National Council legislator:
"Banning is not a good way because, as I said, all the people who are responsible today are suddenly bad people who have to prove they are good ones."
10. Wide of Lake Geneva
11. SOUNDBITE: (English) Geneva resident, Vox Pop:
"I think tha the more guns we have at home the more fear people have."
12. SOUNDBITE: (English) Geneva resident, Vox Pop:
"It's a long tradition from the Swiss people and I think they must be free to choose if they can have an arm at home or not. "
13. SOUNDBITE: (English) Geneva resident, Vox Pop:
"It's very dangerous, because now we live in a world, also in Switzerland, (where) people are very aggressive sometimes, of course not all of them. My opinion is keep it not (at) home."
14. Close-up of hand gun in Damien Auer's room
15. SOUNDBITE: (French) Damien Auer, Student and non-professional soldier:
"Another point is that in Switzerland we have always had weapons at home; my father, my grandfather, my great-grandfather always had a rifle as soldier-citizens, because we don't have a professional army but a militia army which is responsible for the protection of the population."
16. Close up of rifle on lap
STORYLINE
The Swiss will get to vote on Sunday on whether to impose far-reaching restrictions on firearms.
The referendum on Sunday pits critics of Switzerland's high rate of firearms suicides against those who fear tighter rules may hurt the country's beloved village shooting clubs or cripple its citizen militia.
Doctors, churches and women's groups want ex-soldiers to store their military-issued firearms in secure army depots.
The move would abruptly end a Swiss tradition still cherished by many men of keeping a rifle at home even after they have completed active military service.
The Swiss armed forces consist of five percent professional soldiers, while the remainder are conscript citizens, or citizen soldiers, who can be called into service if required.
The existing law mandates that citizen militia are required to keep all personal equipment, including weapons, at home.
But it's more than a matter of public trust.
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1. Various of campaign posters in favour of banning military-issued firearms
2. Campaign poster depicting a teddy bear oozing blood below the slogan (French): "Let's protect families", zoom in
3. Various set up shots of student and non-professional soldier Damien Auer entering his apartment block, showing where he keeps his military-issued weapons, and taking them out, UPSOUND: (English) "I will show you where is my weapons, first is my rifle, and second one is my hand gun."
4. SOUNDBITE: (French) Damien Auer, Student and non-professional soldier:
"It is really important to have the responsibility for this firearm. And, as a soldier, I expect to be trusted not just (when I carry the weapon) in the army, but when I have the weapon at home. It is really important that we are trusted not just to defend (the country) but all the time."
5. Various of campaign posters on railing
6. Set-up of Tobias Schnebli, from Group for a Switzerland without Army
7. SOUNDBITE: (English) Tobias Schnebli, Group for a Switzerland without Army:
"Every Swiss male is also a soldier and he keeps his army gun at home. It is the aftermath of past times where having a gun was really a constituent maybe of Swiss manhood somehow, and today it is really a danger for society at large because of the risks of abuse of these weapons."
8. Set -up of Martine Brunschwig Graf, Swiss National Council, working at her desk
9. SOUNDBITE: (English) Martine Brunschwig Graf, Swiss National Council legislator:
"Banning is not a good way because, as I said, all the people who are responsible today are suddenly bad people who have to prove they are good ones."
10. Wide of Lake Geneva
11. SOUNDBITE: (English) Geneva resident, Vox Pop:
"I think tha the more guns we have at home the more fear people have."
12. SOUNDBITE: (English) Geneva resident, Vox Pop:
"It's a long tradition from the Swiss people and I think they must be free to choose if they can have an arm at home or not. "
13. SOUNDBITE: (English) Geneva resident, Vox Pop:
"It's very dangerous, because now we live in a world, also in Switzerland, (where) people are very aggressive sometimes, of course not all of them. My opinion is keep it not (at) home."
14. Close-up of hand gun in Damien Auer's room
15. SOUNDBITE: (French) Damien Auer, Student and non-professional soldier:
"Another point is that in Switzerland we have always had weapons at home; my father, my grandfather, my great-grandfather always had a rifle as soldier-citizens, because we don't have a professional army but a militia army which is responsible for the protection of the population."
16. Close up of rifle on lap
STORYLINE
The Swiss will get to vote on Sunday on whether to impose far-reaching restrictions on firearms.
The referendum on Sunday pits critics of Switzerland's high rate of firearms suicides against those who fear tighter rules may hurt the country's beloved village shooting clubs or cripple its citizen militia.
Doctors, churches and women's groups want ex-soldiers to store their military-issued firearms in secure army depots.
The move would abruptly end a Swiss tradition still cherished by many men of keeping a rifle at home even after they have completed active military service.
The Swiss armed forces consist of five percent professional soldiers, while the remainder are conscript citizens, or citizen soldiers, who can be called into service if required.
The existing law mandates that citizen militia are required to keep all personal equipment, including weapons, at home.
But it's more than a matter of public trust.
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'No trace yet' of Swiss twins
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Swiss, French and Italian police are working together in the search for Alessia and Livia Shepp, six-year-old twins who disappeared almost two weeks ago.
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Swiss, French and Italian police are working together in the search for Alessia and Livia Shepp, six-year-old twins who disappeared almost two weeks ago.
In a letter to their mother, the twins' father claimed he killed the girls before committing suicide, but police say they will continue to search for the girls until there is certainty about their fate.
Al Jazeera's Christina Marker reports.
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Swiss, French and Italian police are working together in the search for Alessia and Livia Shepp, six-year-old twins who disappeared almost two weeks ago.
In a letter to their mother, the twins' father claimed he killed the girls before committing suicide, but police say they will continue to search for the girls until there is certainty about their fate.
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EU suspends Swiss Erasmus participation for 2014
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Swiss students will not be able to participate in the EU's Erasmus Plus exchange programme this September.
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Swiss students will not be able to participate in the EU's Erasmus Plus exchange programme this September.
The decision comes after voters in Switzerland decided in a referendum to re-introduce quotes for EU immigrants.
Brussels had warned of consequences for Swiss-EU relations if they reneged on an earlier free movement deal.
"In 2014, Switzerland will not participate in Erasmus Plus on equal footing with member states as initially envisaged," said EU Employment Commissioner Laszlo Andor.
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Swiss students will not be able to participate in the EU's Erasmus Plus exchange programme this September.
The decision comes after voters in Switzerland decided in a referendum to re-introduce quotes for EU immigrants.
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National Reconciliation as a key element for the progress and success of the elections in Libya
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Ten years after the uprising, which started in February 2011, Libya has been in continuous violent conflict on both local and national levels. This situation ha...
Ten years after the uprising, which started in February 2011, Libya has been in continuous violent conflict on both local and national levels. This situation has damaged the national social fabric of the country. The agreement on the political roadmap reached during the Libyan Political Dialogue Forum, and the inauguration of the unified executive authorities constituted the start of a new political arrangement and kickstarted the debate on national reconciliation. In this context, fostering an inclusive and reconciliatory environment is conducive to the holding of democratic elections and to the establishment of nationally owned and rooted institutions that will genuinely support a holistic reconciliation and dealing with the past strategy.This webinar aims at shedding light on the value and importance of national reconciliation within the current political arena in Libya.
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Ten years after the uprising, which started in February 2011, Libya has been in continuous violent conflict on both local and national levels. This situation has damaged the national social fabric of the country. The agreement on the political roadmap reached during the Libyan Political Dialogue Forum, and the inauguration of the unified executive authorities constituted the start of a new political arrangement and kickstarted the debate on national reconciliation. In this context, fostering an inclusive and reconciliatory environment is conducive to the holding of democratic elections and to the establishment of nationally owned and rooted institutions that will genuinely support a holistic reconciliation and dealing with the past strategy.This webinar aims at shedding light on the value and importance of national reconciliation within the current political arena in Libya.
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1:52
Switzerland bans the niqab and burqa in public places following controversial referendum
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Switzerland moved to ban the wearing of the burqa and niqab in public places after a controversial referendum.
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Switzerland moved to ban the wearing of the burqa and niqab in public places after a controversial referendum.
Supporters of the ban narrowly passed the vote on 7 March, with 51.2% voting in favour.
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Swiss vote Sunday on gun restrictions
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HEADLINE: Swiss vote Sunday on gun restrictions
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(11 Feb 2011) SHOTLIST
HEADLINE: Swiss vote Sunday on gun restrictions
CAPTION: Switzerland's gun culture is under fire in a referendum Sunday. The battle at the ballot box pits traditionalists against gun skeptics including those seeking to cut the country's high rate of firearm suicides. (11 February 2011)
VOICE-OVER: English
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Geneva, Switzerland - 10 Feb 2011
1. Campaign poster in favour of banning military-issued firearms
2. Campaign poster depicts teddy bear oozing blood below the slogan "Protect families"
3. Damien Auer, MBA student and non-professional soldier, walks into his apartment block
4. Auer showing where he keeps his military-issued weapons UPSOUND (English):
"I will show you where is my weapon, first is my rifle."
5. Set-up Tobias Schnebli, Group for a Switzerland without Army.
6. SOUNDBITE: (English) Tobias Schnebli, Group for a Switzerland without Army:
"Today it is a danger for society at large because of the risk of abuse of these weapons."
7. Close of pistol
8. Pan of rifle being held
9. Various of campaign posters
STORYLINE
The Swiss love a referendum, and many people across the country are also wedded to their guns.
On Sunday they focus on both -- going to the polls to cast ballots on whether to impose far-reaching restrictions on firearms.
The issue pits those who worry about Switzerland's high rate of gun suicides against those who fear tighter rules will clash with long-standing tradition.
Damien Auer is studying for his MBA but he's also a citizen soldier who keeps his weapons at home.
SOT
Most men in Switzerland are conscripted into the army. Once they finish their service they carry on with annual refresher courses and stand by as members of the nations' militia. But activists like Tobias Schnebli think the custom of keeping army guns at home is a bad idea.
SOT
A telephone poll last month by the respected gfs.bern group found a narrow margin in favor of gun restrictions, with eight percent undecided. But the outcome may depend on the turnout of women and young people at the ballot box, as they appear to be more willing to back restrictions.
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Swiss vote on proposal to tighten firearms laws
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1. Wide pan of for and against campaign posters for firearms referendum
2. Mid of campaign poster
3. Wide interior of people entering ballot station
4. Close-up of ballot paper
5. Close-up of ballot paper being dropped into box
6. Various of voters registering
7. SOUNDBITE (French) vox pop, No name given, voted yes in firearms referendum:
(in answer to why she voted for firearms restrictions)
"Because it is dangerous to have firearms in the house. You never know what may happen. I would prefer it to be like that (stored away from the home), and also there is no immediate danger of war."
8. Mid exterior of woman leaving polling station
9. SOUNDBITE (French) vox pop, No name given, voted yes in firearms referendum: +++ROUGH TRANSLATION+++
"Well obviously I voted in favour (of stricter firearms legislation) because I think it is a good thing to limit weapons, in particular military weapons. I think it is outdated that each Swiss keeps a gun at his home. I think the argument that it is important for the army is not valid."
10. Mid of campaign poster
STORYLINE
Swiss citizens were voting on Sunday on whether to tighten the Alpine nation's firearms laws.
The referendum pits critics of Switzerland's high rate of firearms suicides against those who fear tighter rules may hurt the country's beloved village shooting clubs or cripple its citizen militia.
The majority of Swiss men who have completed compulsory military service store their military issue guns at home, as mandated by current Swiss which stipulates that citizen militia are required to keep all personal equipment, including weapons, at home.
All Swiss males between 19 and 32 years of age are conscripted, completing a four-month basic military service, and then return several weeks a year for refresher courses, which keep the nation's militia in a state of readiness.
Doctors, churches and women's groups want ex-soldiers to store their military-issued firearms in secure army depots.
The move would abruptly end a Swiss tradition still cherished by many men of keeping a rifle at home even after they have completed active military service.
The Swiss armed forces consist of five percent professional soldiers, while the remainder are conscript citizens, or citizen soldiers, who can be called into service if required.
Traditionalists fiercely oppose the plan to ban army rifles from homes and impose new requirements for buying other guns.
Proponents see it as a way to reduce domestic violence and Switzerland's high rate of firearms suicide, but the government says existing laws are sufficient to ensure some 2.3 (m) million mostly military weapons in a country of less than 8 (m) million people aren't misused.
Many Swiss have already voted by post.
The outcome of the referendum is expected to be decided by the turnout among young people and women who generally favour the ban.
A majority of Switzerland's 26 cantons (states) must also approve the plan.
About a quarter of Switzerland's 1,300 suicides each year involves a gun, according to federal statistics.
The exact number of military-issued weapons involved is disputed, but those calling for tighter rules claim they account for between 100 and 200 suicides a year, mostly among men.
Activists argue that the easy availability of guns - some 2.3 (m) million mostly military weapons in a country of less than 8 (m) million people - is the reason why Switzerland has the highest rate of firearms suicides in Europe.
Switzerland ranks fourth globally, behind the USA, Yemen and Finland in gun density per capita, with 46 guns per 100 Swiss inhabitants.
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Swiss voters reject proposal to tighten nation's liberal firearms laws
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1. Interior campaign headquarters for yes vote for tightening gun control, people looking at screen as results come out in favour of no vote
2. Supporters of yes vote seated looking at screen
3. Close-up of supporter looking at screen
4. Close-up of computer screen showing results on map
5. Close-up of supporter of yes vote looking at screen
6. Social Democratic Lawmaker Maria Roth-Bernasconi talking to man
7. SOUNDBITE: (French) Maria Roth-Bernasconi, Social Democratic Lawmaker in Swiss Parliament:
"I regret the no vote. I think that the difference was between city and countryside, also a bit between the French speaking and German speaking regions."
8. Close-up of disappointed yes supporter shaking her head
STORYLINE:
Swiss voters came out strongly in favour of their right to bear arms on Sunday, with a clear majority rejecting a plan by churches and women's groups to tighten the Alpine nation's liberal gun laws.
Official results of the referendum showed that more than half of Switzerland's 26 cantons (states) voted against the proposal to ban army rifles from homes and impose new requirements for buying other guns.
The proposal would have abruptly ended the Swiss tradition of men keeping their army rifles at home after completing their military service.
Backers of the plan argued this would have reduced incidents of domestic violence and Switzerland's high rate of firearms suicide.
The government had argued ahead of the vote that existing laws were sufficient to ensure some 2.3 (m) million mostly military weapons in a country of less than 8 (m) million people aren't misused.
Opposition against the proposal was strongest in rural and German-speaking parts of the country, which tend to be more conservative and where shooting clubs are popular.
French-speaking cantons in western Switzerland backed the plan, but women and young people - who according to opinion polls favour more restrictive gun laws - failed to turn out in sufficient numbers when it counted.
Doctors, churches and women's groups launched a campaign four years ago to force ex-soldiers to store their military-issued firearms in secure army depots.
They also want the Swiss government to establish a national gun registry and ban the sale of fully automatic weapons and pump action rifles.
Gun enthusiasts say limiting the right to bear arms would have destroyed a cherished tradition and undermined the citizen army's preparedness against possible invasion by hostile neighbours.
About a quarter of Switzerland's 1,300 suicides each year involved a gun, according to federal statistics.
The exact number of military-issued weapons involved is disputed, but those calling for tighter rules claim they account for between 100 and 200 suicides a year, mostly among men.
Advocates for tighter gun control noted that since Switzerland cut the size of its army in 2004, the number of firearms suicides among men aged 30-40 has been cut in half.
It is not known how many military-issued guns are involved in homicides each year, though Switzerland's gun murder rate is relatively low - just 24 in 2009, or about 0.3 firearms homicides per 100,000 inhabitants.
By comparison, the US rate in 2007 was 4.2 per 100,000 inhabitants.
While final results were still awaited, a majority in at least 18 of Switzerland's 26 cantons voted against the measure.
Popular referendums in the Alpine nation require a majority of both votes and cantons to pass.
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1. Various of campaign posters in favour of banning military-issued firearms
2. Campaign poster depicting a teddy bear oozing blood below the slogan (French): "Let's protect families", zoom in
3. Various set up shots of student and non-professional soldier Damien Auer entering his apartment block, showing where he keeps his military-issued weapons, and taking them out, UPSOUND: (English) "I will show you where is my weapons, first is my rifle, and second one is my hand gun."
4. SOUNDBITE: (French) Damien Auer, Student and non-professional soldier:
"It is really important to have the responsibility for this firearm. And, as a soldier, I expect to be trusted not just (when I carry the weapon) in the army, but when I have the weapon at home. It is really important that we are trusted not just to defend (the country) but all the time."
5. Various of campaign posters on railing
6. Set-up of Tobias Schnebli, from Group for a Switzerland without Army
7. SOUNDBITE: (English) Tobias Schnebli, Group for a Switzerland without Army:
"Every Swiss male is also a soldier and he keeps his army gun at home. It is the aftermath of past times where having a gun was really a constituent maybe of Swiss manhood somehow, and today it is really a danger for society at large because of the risks of abuse of these weapons."
8. Set -up of Martine Brunschwig Graf, Swiss National Council, working at her desk
9. SOUNDBITE: (English) Martine Brunschwig Graf, Swiss National Council legislator:
"Banning is not a good way because, as I said, all the people who are responsible today are suddenly bad people who have to prove they are good ones."
10. Wide of Lake Geneva
11. SOUNDBITE: (English) Geneva resident, Vox Pop:
"I think tha the more guns we have at home the more fear people have."
12. SOUNDBITE: (English) Geneva resident, Vox Pop:
"It's a long tradition from the Swiss people and I think they must be free to choose if they can have an arm at home or not. "
13. SOUNDBITE: (English) Geneva resident, Vox Pop:
"It's very dangerous, because now we live in a world, also in Switzerland, (where) people are very aggressive sometimes, of course not all of them. My opinion is keep it not (at) home."
14. Close-up of hand gun in Damien Auer's room
15. SOUNDBITE: (French) Damien Auer, Student and non-professional soldier:
"Another point is that in Switzerland we have always had weapons at home; my father, my grandfather, my great-grandfather always had a rifle as soldier-citizens, because we don't have a professional army but a militia army which is responsible for the protection of the population."
16. Close up of rifle on lap
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The Swiss will get to vote on Sunday on whether to impose far-reaching restrictions on firearms.
The referendum on Sunday pits critics of Switzerland's high rate of firearms suicides against those who fear tighter rules may hurt the country's beloved village shooting clubs or cripple its citizen militia.
Doctors, churches and women's groups want ex-soldiers to store their military-issued firearms in secure army depots.
The move would abruptly end a Swiss tradition still cherished by many men of keeping a rifle at home even after they have completed active military service.
The Swiss armed forces consist of five percent professional soldiers, while the remainder are conscript citizens, or citizen soldiers, who can be called into service if required.
The existing law mandates that citizen militia are required to keep all personal equipment, including weapons, at home.
But it's more than a matter of public trust.
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Swiss Vote to Keep Guns at Home
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'No trace yet' of Swiss twins
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Swiss, French and Italian police are working together in the search for Alessia and Livia Shepp, six-year-old twins who disappeared almost two weeks ago.
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EU suspends Swiss Erasmus participation for 2014
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Swiss students will not be able to participate in the EU's Erasmus Plus exchange programme this September.
The decision comes after voters in Switzerland decided in a referendum to re-introduce quotes for EU immigrants.
Brussels had warned of consequences for Swiss-EU relations if they reneged on an earlier free movement deal.
"In 2014, Switzerland will not participate in Erasmus Plus on equal footing with member states as initially envisaged," said EU Employment Commissioner Laszlo Andor.
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Switzerland bans the niqab and burqa in public places following controversial referendum
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Swiss gun control referendum, 2011
A referendum was held in Switzerland on 13 February 2011 on the federal popular initiative "For the protection against gun violence" ("Für den Schutz vor Waffengewalt"/"Pour la protection face à la violence des armes"/"Per la protezione dalla violenza perpetrata con le armi"). It was rejected by 56% of voters and a majority of cantons.
Initiative
The initiative foresees that guns can no longer be kept at home, but must be stored at the arsenal (Zeughaus) instead, that possession of a gun should be linked to a screening of the ability and necessity of the gunholder, and that all guns should be registered. Left-wing parties (SP, Greens, CSP) and the GLP are mostly in favour of the proposal, with right-wing parties (SVP, FDP, CVP, BDP) opposed.
Opinion polls
According to polls from January 2011, the initiative was favoured by 45% of respondents, with 34% opposed and a relatively high amount of undecideds at 21%. A second poll from two weeks before the referendum saw a closening of the polls, with 47% to 45% in favour.
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