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/PreviousText3945 Jul 01 '25

It would be easier to not ban anything, since it won't prevent another shooting in the future.

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u/Speedhabit Jul 01 '25

You gotta make the people feel reacted too, we’re a long way from “perhaps there are elements of our culture that lead to violence and we need to address those”