The surprising no-Slogan of the Swiss officers ‘ Association (SOG) for new weapons triggers a great deal of attention, and provoked now in the officer corps resistance. “Not my officer of the company. As an officer I say a confident Yes to the new weapons law,” wrote the Glarner Lieutenant Pascal Vuichard on Twitter.
Vuichard, Vice-President of the GLP, Switzerland, is now an officer of the Committee “Yes Schengen” on the legs to engage for the new weapons law. Should officers only from security considerations for a ‘ Yes ‘ on 19. May occur, says Vuichard. Thanks to the new EU weapons Directive, the origin of the weapons was to pursue in the future easier back. In addition, the Directive take “on the events of the Switzerland of consideration”. So every military man should take his assault rifle still home. Also protect the tradition is not threatened.
Not my #officer of the company. As an officer I say a confident YES to the new #weapons law. @beat flat https://t.co/DuhL3una9d
— Pascal Vuichard (@PVuichard) February 6, 2019
more militia have officers secures your Join, so the former Lucerne GLP-national Council, Roland Fischer, and the Basel Major Rudolf Mohler. He could not understand that the so-called opposition to the weapons law, even unanimously, says Mohler. “The law is concerned, neither the army nor the officers, it is at risk but for Switzerland, an important international agreement.” According to Vuichard, the Committee is open to other officers, regardless of their party political background.
in fact, even officers from other parties to organize themselves. “I don’t fight the SUCTION, but for a sensible gun law,” says the Swiss artist Jürg Willi, a Lieutenant and member of the FDP. The Federal Council had negotiated for the Takeover of the EU weapons Directive, and the Optimum for Switzerland. “As an officer in the army, you have to understand security in a holistic way,” Willi convinced. Therefore, it is “not understandable, as you can put through the rejection of the weapons on the right, about the participation of Switzerland in the Schengen information system SIS in the game”.
(editing Tamedia)
Created: 07.02.2019, 19:35 PM
