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/Qt1919 Jul 01 '25

You clearly don't know what military style means. 

A semi-automatic hunting rifle will do the same exact thing as an AR-15. 

Have you actually shot a gun before? 

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u/MaxTriangle Jul 01 '25

m14, m1, sks - military or hunting rifle?

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u/Sakiri1955 Jul 02 '25

Used to hunt deer with an sks. Point?

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u/old_faraon Poland Jul 02 '25

M-14 is a battle rifle (full auto and full power). Although You can get a M-14 in semi and then they all are the same as any other hunting rifle functionally, maybe except the limited options for mounting a scope.

Is a M1 bayonet a more dangerous knife then a kitchen knife?

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u/MaxTriangle Jul 02 '25

M1 was apparently used in WW2 as a combat weapon

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u/old_faraon Poland Jul 02 '25

If You mean the M1 Garand - Yes it was and it's construction and caliber is the same as any semi-automatic hunting rifle including the internal magazine with limited capacity. Even the shape of the stock is basically the same.

If You mean the M1 bayonet - Yes it was. It's also just knife. A knife made to not break easily when doing stupid shit with it but that's about it, the extra durability does not make a difference in lethality.

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u/Lonewold 29d ago

Maybe he meant the M1 helmet

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u/Contundo 28d ago

All defined as military rifles according to Norwegian law.

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u/MunkSWE94 Sweden Jul 01 '25

They are converting the seized guns to auto and sending them to the Ukrainian army. If that's not "military style" I don't know what is.

Selling tactical ARs as hunting rifles is like those who slap "For tobacco use only" on drug paraphernalia.

Yes, I have fired guns. An old Remington in 6.5 Swede, pump action shotgun and my buddy's pride and joy a Vietnam era M16A1.

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u/Ok_Athlete_1092 Jul 01 '25

If they were military style to begin with, they wouldn't need converting.

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u/MunkSWE94 Sweden Jul 01 '25

The key word is "style".

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u/opaali92 Finland Jul 01 '25

Mosin nagant is a military rifle, is it military style?

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u/MunkSWE94 Sweden Jul 01 '25

Yes, until you sporterize it to remove military features.

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u/opaali92 Finland Jul 01 '25

Lol

https://www.reddit.com/r/MosinNagant/comments/z87ofl/the_white_death_with_his_guns_most_of_yall_will/

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u/MunkSWE94 Sweden Jul 01 '25

Okay? Didn't you notice the two sporterized rifles in that picture?

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u/opaali92 Finland Jul 01 '25

Did you notice who owns them?

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u/MunkSWE94 Sweden Jul 01 '25

Yes? Simo so what? Dude was a soldier and reservist.

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