in foreign policy the sp promotes further participation by switzerland in international organizations. it supports immediate entry of switzerland into the european union. the sp also stands for a less strict neutrality of switzerland, and supports increased international efforts on the part of switzerland in the areas of peace and human rights. however, the sp supports keeping the military neutrality and opposes entry into nato. its pacifist stance is also reflected in its military policy: the sp supports reducing the number of swiss militia while making the military apparatus more professional and scrapping conscription. another demand of the sp is to end the tradition of gun ownership, using severe and recent examples of abuse in terms of murder as proof.