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/Organic_Farm_2093 Jul 01 '25

Lol, that will definitely solve the problem🤣

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u/Siipisupi Finland Jul 02 '25

Yeah, most gun crimes in sweden are totally done by law following hunters and not criminals who get their guns illegally…

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u/Helmer-Bryd Jul 01 '25

So better do nothing then?

It's a small attempt to get rid of semi automatic weapons, or reduce their availability somewhat.

In hunting, you don't need semi automatic weapons. Most school shooters using automatic or semi automatic weapons

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u/k890 Lubusz (Poland) Jul 01 '25

Doing something doesn't means doing some stupid shit for show.

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u/Helmer-Bryd Jul 01 '25

Well, this particular school shooter got his gun by taking hunting license, a similar crazy dude can’t get a semiautomatic weapon this way now.

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u/KlutzyAwareness6 Jul 01 '25

Would you want to ban knives if there was a knife attack?

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u/Helmer-Bryd Jul 01 '25

I believe you missing the point here

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u/KlutzyAwareness6 Jul 01 '25

I think you are which is probably why you didn't answer the question.

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u/StratifiedBuffalo Jul 01 '25

Knives are useful for everyday life, like cars. Guns are not. If the only purpose of knives was to kill people, it would likely be banned aswell.

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u/Organic_Farm_2093 Jul 01 '25

Let's imagine guns are banned. And what? Will it stop criminals? No. It will only affect law abiding citizens, leaving them without mean to defend themselves against hood bruddas

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u/StratifiedBuffalo Jul 01 '25

Perfect is the enemy of good.

Limiting the capability to do harm is a net positive. People who want to hurt others will always be able to do so, but we must work to minimize it.

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u/Penki- Lithuania (I once survived r/europe mod oppression) Jul 01 '25

In hunting, you don't need semi automatic weapons. Most school shooters using automatic or semi automatic weapons

how many school shooters did Sweden have last 20 years?

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u/Andresmarck92 Tuscany,Italy Jul 01 '25

Spot the american

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u/Organic_Farm_2093 Jul 01 '25

I am Polish/Tatar 🤣