What about the study from the Flemish Peace Institute?
I haven't read it yet. Obviously you can quote scientists that agree or disagree with said correlation between gun ownership and homicide rate. But the scientific consensus seems to be on my side of the argument as Havard professor David Hemenway pointed out in the LA Times:
So, for example, one survey asked whether having a gun in the home increased the risk of suicide. An overwhelming share of the 150 people who responded, 84%, said yes.
I also found widespread confidence that a gun in the home increases the risk that a woman living in the home will be a victim of homicide (72% agree, 11% disagree) and that a gun in the home makes it a more dangerous place to be (64%) rather than a safer place (5%). There is consensus that guns are not used in self-defense far more often than they are used in crime (73% vs. 8%) and that the change to more permissive gun carrying laws has not reduced crime rates (62% vs. 9%). Finally, there is consensus that strong gun laws reduce homicide (71% vs. 12%).
LA Times, 22.04.2015
He conducted a survey with scientists that qualify according to the following criteria:
If guns and gun ownership correlate with homicide rates, it would be logical to assume that the UK would be one of the most peaceful countries in Europe. Meanwhile they have one of the highest homicide rates in Western Europe.
Except that's not what a correlation is. The correlation coefficient tries to give a number that informs about:
It's obvious that in measured data you don't have the data points lining up perfectly, but you can measure trends.
Are there any sources that show this claim that Switzerland is a major supplier of terrorist weapons?
It seems to me that in the last few years too many stories have been published about guns bought in Switzerland that have been used for crime/terrorist activity. I cited you the NZZ story about the gun used in the NSU case in Germany. If you can buy a gun without your identity being checked properly (which is how that story reads to me), it is too easy to buy firearms in Switzerland.
You are basically doing claims without knowing exactly how our gun laws work, that's a very dangerous thing to do because it's based on ignorance.
Like I said, I'm no gun owner, nor am I interested in shooting as a sport. I looked at said brochure about the Waffengesetz and read a about the topic in the media over the last few years. I would like to think that I'm probably more informed about the topic than other people making claims about it.
Take the example of Germany and France where shooters have to belong to a club for several months in order to even buy their first semi automatic gun. Meanwhile they have huge problems with illegal guns, and those guns are certainly not Swiss weapons.
I haven't claimed anything regarding that and I can't comment on it.