The SonntagsBlick newspaper reported new statistics showing the number of applications increased by 17 percent last year over the previous year.
The statistics from all 26 cantons showed that there were 29,146 applications for gun ownership made in 2015.
All cantons with the exception of Jura in the northwest reported an increase. In most cases there was a double-digit jump in requests.
Demand was highest in Obwalden (plus 49 percent), Lucerne (plus 34 percent) and Zug (33 percent).
And the trend looks set to continue this year. Figures provided by the cantons of St Gallen and Basel Country showed gun sales there were up 30 percent already this year, the paper said. Full story...
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The statistics from all 26 cantons showed that there were 29,146 applications for gun ownership made in 2015.
All cantons with the exception of Jura in the northwest reported an increase. In most cases there was a double-digit jump in requests.
Demand was highest in Obwalden (plus 49 percent), Lucerne (plus 34 percent) and Zug (33 percent).
And the trend looks set to continue this year. Figures provided by the cantons of St Gallen and Basel Country showed gun sales there were up 30 percent already this year, the paper said. Full story...
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