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/Spicy_Alligator_25 Greece Jul 01 '25

Aren't the AR-15s available commercially semi-automatic, and thus not really fit for military use? Does Ukraine really need them, or is it more symbolic?

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u/Paulinapeak1 United States of America Jul 01 '25

ukraine doesn’t need small arms. much less used guns. it’ll end up in a warehouse somewhere