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You're correct about the FF's wanting us to be able to defend ourselves; what you miss is whom we were to defend ourselves against. Their concern was not muggers, it was tyrants and genocidists. Have you ever noticed that NOBODY has mucked around with the Swiss lately? Like, in the last 800 years? It's because the Swiss are ( and always have been ) Neutral and ARMED. They keep machineguns in their homes and take their machineguns with them to the Polling Place on election day. They carry them in the streets, in the open, when they go to one of their monthy Schutzenfestein, practice whenever they like, and carry wherever they like. Not only do they have the lowest violent-crime rate in the entire world, they have a Government which is responsive, accountable to the people, and small: IOW, a Government that KNOWS ITS' PLACE and stays there.
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The swiss also have mandatory civil service and training for such weapons. It is what makes or breaks this stability. With no discipline such weapons should not be at the hands of the people. Also, we are a large superpower with huge economic stratifications. I highly doubt the same relative peace could happen in the US if we just let everyone have weapons.
Also, since when is the swiss government small? They tax a ton, and take care of their own.