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The Swedish government has announced that a few days after the worst mass shooting in the country, it can tighten arms laws a few days after the country’s history.
A weapon who killed 10 people and himself at the Orebro Adult Education Center on Tuesday was owned by four legally – three of whom were found at school.
The Swedish-right coalition said it would increase the control of armed licenses and limit access to semi-automatic weapons.
“There are certain types of weapons that are so dangerous that they should only be owned for civil purposes as an exception,” the government said.
During his visit to Latvia, Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson told reporters: “We have to make sure that only the right people have weapons in Sweden.”
The Swedish Democrats claimed to agree with proposals to amend the law, including major restrictions on access to semi -automatic weapons.
“Orebro’s terrible act of violence raises a number of key questions about weapons legislation,” the party said in a statement.
The AR-15, a certain style of the semi-automatic rifle, which can carry huge and large magazines, has been distinguished by the government as an example of limited weapons.
The police did not say exactly which weapons were used in the attack, but the AR-15 was used in the United States for a number of mass shootings.
It was confirmed that several long rifles were found at the Orebro attack, with 10 empty magazines.
According to the current Swedish weapons laws, people over the age of 18 who do not have a criminal record may apply for permission for a rifle, a handgun or a semi -automatic rifle.
The police must justify why they need a weapon. People over the age of 20 can ask for special dosing to own a completely automatic weapon.
According to the Swedish SVT broadcaster, about 580,000 Swedish weapons are licensed, consisting of about 10.5 million populations.
A Swiss study of 2017 found that about 2.3 million weapons were held by civilian populations in Sweden. It is about 23 weapons / 100 people, as opposed to 29 and 120/100 in the United States.
In Sweden, the theory and a practical test are needed to obtain a hunting license. About 280,000 Swedish has one.
It is not yet publicly identified by the police to identify the victims of the Orebro attack or stated the motive of the attack, but claimed to hope to complete the identification process and announce it on Friday.
According to the family and the community, the Syrians who fled as refugees and a Bosnian.
The Swedish police are generally cautious about the name of the suspects during the investigation, but the lack of official information has contributed to the feeling of fear and uncertainty between Orebro immigrant communities in recent days.
“We need more information,” said 36 -year -old Nour Afram, who was at Risbergska school when the attack began.
“We don’t know why did you do this school, why was it sick or something else?” he said.
Afram waited to enter the class when he heard people scream that there was a shooter.
“We started running and then heard the shots,” he said. “At first, one, then then tak – maybe ten shots. I was so scared that I felt my heart stop in the chest.”
Sweden has a relatively high level of weapon ownership and armed crime according to European standards, although most weapons are legally owned and can be used for hunting.
The armed crime is mainly associated with bands who also use bombs for each other.
Non -gang -related armaments are less common, and Tuesday’s attack on the nation’s first school shooting and the worst mass shooting. In 2015 and 2022, a total of four people were killed in two separate school stings.
