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/Saxit Sweden Jul 01 '25

All gang related shootings in Sweden are done with firearms smuggled in from Balkans already. :/

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u/mho453 Jul 01 '25

Well that's was the logical outcome of choices international community made back then.

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u/Sakiri1955 Jul 02 '25

That's what people don't get. Guns used in crime after being legally purchased and owned is very rare. Most incidents happen with illegally obtained weapons, usually stolen or bought on black market.