Sweden has a high level of gun ownership by European standards, though it is much lower than in the United States. Most weapons are held legally for hunting, but a wave of gang crime has ...

Sweden is planning to tighten its strict gun laws, including new restrictions on AR-15-style semiautomatic weapons, just days after a lone gunman killed 10 people in what officials said was the ...

7, 2025. (AP Photo/Sergei Grits) STOCKHOLM (AFP) — Sweden on Friday said it will introduce a bill to amend weapon laws and restrict access to semi-automatic guns after the country's worst mass ...

"In light of the horrible shooting in Orebro earlier this week we believe that the right balance is to roll back the regulation and prohibit that kind of weapon," Sweden's Justice Minister Gunnar ...

Sweden on Friday said it will introduce a bill to amend weapon laws and restrict access to semi-automatic guns after the country's worst mass shooting this week. A black riffle. Illustration photo by ...

Sweden on Friday said it will introduce a bill to amend weapon laws and restrict access to semi-automatic guns after the country's worst mass shooting this week. The move comes after a gunman killed ...

"There are certain types of weapons that are so dangerous that they should only be possessed for civilian purposes as an exception," the government said in a statement. The government said it had ...