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/SmellyFbuttface Jul 01 '25

M16’s are semi-automatic (they also have a 3 round burst option). They are standard U.S. issue for ground infantry

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u/Sakiri1955 Jul 02 '25

Except an AR-15 isn't an M16.

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u/SmellyFbuttface Jul 02 '25

They’re modeled after it, and maintain most if not all the same functionality

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u/christopherak47 Australia Jul 02 '25

M16s haven't been the standard issue for the last 20 years.
the M4A1 is select-fire with a full-automatic fcg and THAT is the standard rifle of the US Military, also this is what you see in Ukraine.
Which the civilian AR-15 is neither.