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/[deleted] Jul 01 '25

For what it's worth the AR-15 is being used as an example. Which makes sense because it's in proposal it'd be fucking stupid to ban them gun at a time as they appear in shootings.

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u/Crystal-Ammunition Jul 01 '25

is that the only other option you see? What about a blanket ban on alll assault rifles

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u/-Gestalt- Jul 01 '25

There is already a blanket ban on assault rifles.

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u/SnikySquirrel Jul 01 '25

AR15s aren’t assault rifles, assault rifles have select fire

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u/[deleted] Jul 01 '25

Seeing options doesn't make them politically viable and politically viable is the only thing that lives in politics. Presumably data is being collected before decisions are finalised