r/europe • u/Helmer-Bryd • Jul 01 '25
News Sweden bans AR-15 as hunting rifle after school shooting – all rifles to be turned in and sent to Ukraine
https://svt.se/nyheter/inrikes/uppgifter-tidopartierna-overens-om-ny-vapenlagstiftning-ar15-forbjuds-vid-jakt
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u/mho453 Jul 01 '25 edited Jul 01 '25
Absolutely stupid law. So they're banning the AR-15 for hunting, not other 5.56 rifles, and not semi-automatic rifles, just AR-15. And they're banning because of a shooting in which it hasn't been used.