Finland moves to tighten gun laws (BBC)

eppur_se_muova

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Fri Nov-09-07 06:47 PM
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Finland moves to tighten gun laws (BBC)

Finland's government is planning to tighten gun laws after nine people were killed in a school shooting spree.

Under the plan, minors would be banned from buying guns but would be allowed to use them under adult supervision.

Currently, 15-year-olds can buy guns with parental permission. Finland has the world's third highest rate of gun ownership according to a recent survey.

A student, 18, killed eight people and fatally wounded himself at his school in the town of Tuusula on Wednesday.

The shooting shocked Finland, which has low levels of violent crime despite the high rate of gun ownership.
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more: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/7087494.stm

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stevedeshazer

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Fri Nov-09-07 07:07 PM
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1. As an American of Finnish descent, this story was a shocker

I have no problem with gun ownership, though I personally don't own guns.

What surprises me is that it happened in a high school in Finland.

That's not sisu.

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