The Swiss government wants voters to back the EU directive, but it has also lobbied Brussels hard for exemptions which might make it more palatable. Those semi-automatic army assault rifles ...

There had been great controversy in Switzerland surrounding the proposal concerning semi-automatic rifles, as it would have affected all those in the Swiss militia army who opt to take their army ...

Gun-loving Swiss vote on tightening laws for EU Schengen ... The rules restrict semi-automatic and automatic rifles and make it easier to track weapons in national databases.