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To: ManyMoose who wrote (572027)	5/5/2004 9:38:54 PM
From: DavesM	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 769670

Dave, I don't think the Swiss are THAT unique. After all, first the United States modeled itself after the Swiss. A few decades later, the United States returned the favor: The Swiss, federalized using the United States as a model. They were once referred to as "Sister Republics". eda.admin.ch Yes, one tends to have a polite society, when every household has a assault rifle locked in the closet. re:"Well, the Swiss may be a special case. They also require every able bodied male to have a rifle in his home, so they are truly enlightened."