Sweden plans to further arms weapons after firing at Orebro School

The Sweden government has announced plans to tighten its weapons laws, days after the oldest mass shooting in the history of the country.

The shooter, who killed 10 people and himself at the Orebro Adult Education Center on Tuesday, had four legally owned rifles – three of which were found at the school, police said.

The right -wing coalition in Sweden has said it will seek to increase a check of weapons licenses and limit access to semi -automatic weapons.

“There are certain types of weapons that are so dangerous that they should only be possessed for civil purposes as an exception,” the government said.

Prime Minister Wolfe Kristerson, visiting Latvia, told reporters: “We have to guarantee that only the right people have weapons in Sweden.”

The Swell Democrats said she agreed with proposals to amend the law, including greater restrictions on access to semi-automatic weapons.

“The terrifying act of violence in Orebro raises several key questions about weapons legislation,” the party said in a statement.

The AR-15, a special style of a semi-automatic rifle that is both powerful and can carry large magazines, has been separated from the government as an example of a weapon that can be limited.

Police did not say exactly which weapons were used in the attack, but the AR-15 was used in many mass shootings in the United States.

They confirmed that several long rifles were found at the site of the Orebro attack, along with 10 empty magazines.

According to the existing Swedish weapons laws, any over 18 years of age who have no criminal record can apply for a rifle, a gun or a semi -automatic rifle.

They need to justify the police why they need a gun. People over 20 may apply for a special distribution for possessing a fully automatic weapon.

About 580,000 Swedes have a weapon license of about 10.5 million, according to Swedish television operator SVT.

A 2017 Swiss survey found that there were about 2.3 million civilian cannons in Sweden. This is about 23 rifles per 100 people, compared to 29 in Norway and 120 per 100 in the United States.

In order to obtain a hunting license in Sweden, a theory and a practical test are required. About 280,000 Swedes have one.

Police are still publicly identified the victims of the Orebro attack, but said they were hoping to complete the identification process and make a message on Friday.

Among the dead, according to family and community members, are Syrians who fled the war there as refugees, as well as a Bosnian.

Police have not yet said anything about the killer’s possible motive. The members of the Syrian orthodox community in Orebro told the BBC that they were afraid that he was driven by hatred of foreigners.

Sweden has a relatively high level of weapons and crime with weapons by European standards, although most weapons are legally owned and used for hunting.

Weapon crime is mostly associated with bands who have also undertaken to use bombs to target each other.

The crime for a band without gangs is less rare, and the attack on Tuesday was the first shooting at school and his worst mass shooting. A total of four people were killed in two separate school pierces in 2015 and 2022.