Switzerland Reports Fire-arm Loss

By Prensa Latina

Bern : The Swiss Federal Defense Department confirmed the loss of over 4,300 military standard-issue firearm in the last decade, and just a small number of them have been recovered.

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Of the total number of lost weapons, which includes rifles (models 57 and 90), and pistols (models 75 and 49) they have only recovered 260, said Felix Endrich, spokesman of the National Helvetian Agency.

According to Endrich, citizens are those who report to the Army the loss of weapons.

In Switzerland, men keep their weapons at home while doing military service.