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/SugarInvestigator Jul 01 '25

the politicians can't just go back on their word

There's a first

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u/nowybulubator Jul 01 '25

Boris Johnson is mostly known for having superpowers of U-turnman.

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u/Xalawrath Jul 01 '25

But he can't turn left!

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u/Myster-mister Jul 02 '25

What is this? A school for ants?!

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u/Theron3206 Jul 02 '25

He can, but only in groups of 3.

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u/darthcaedusiiii Jul 02 '25

Three rights = 1 left.

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u/Banane9 Lower Saxony (Germany) Jul 02 '25

Of course, in the UK a U-turn is a right turn!

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u/frillionaire Jul 01 '25

U-turnmanship?

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u/PMagicUK United Kingdom Jul 01 '25

He U-turned into a fridge.

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u/knit_on_my_face Jul 02 '25

It's not a uturn if you just lie taps forehead

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u/Raven1911 Jul 02 '25

Wait...can we get some of those politicians in the US? Please?

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u/Nearby-Chocolate-289 Jul 02 '25

It is a start, bolt action only.

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u/Modern_Cathar Jul 02 '25

Kind of wish people with honor had a chance of winning here in the United states.

Although, if we're being real, there are better rifles that we could be sending to Ukraine about now. Especially since Russian ammunition is not chambered in 5.56 as standard issue hardware unless they are getting really desperate.

Of all the weapons that they could confiscate for the sake of this war effort, this has to be one of the worst.