Finland tightens handgun laws in wake of shootings

Slade797 · 09-30-2008, 09:59 PM

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/7643446.stm

"Finland has introduced stricter rules on gun permits, following a school shooting in which 11 people died.
Handgun permits would no longer be granted to first-time applicants, the interior ministry said.
Instead, they must train for at least a year at a gun club before being allowed to apply for a permit.
All applicants must also provide a note from a doctor about their mental health and sit an interview with police. The new rules cover pistols and revolvers.
The new guidelines were issued to police on Monday.
The government also is planning to amend Finland's gun law - one of the most liberal in Europe - to enable police to perform more thorough background checks on applicants for gun permits.
Prime Minister Matti Vanhanen has said the country should consider banning private handguns.....

RG Coburn · 10-01-2008, 06:01 PM

Just make body armor more available.

partymember · 10-01-2008, 10:03 PM

sure hope Russia doesn't invade, you stupid liberal bastards!

By Odin's spear these people are asking to be killed...

ENGLISH MIKE · 10-01-2008, 10:23 PM

TBH that's a less onerous outcome than I expected.

Unlike the total ban we suffered.

the eXiLe · 10-02-2008, 01:37 AM

Mmmm sounds like the PM would like to see a ban on all handguns considered though.

That should stop any further school shootings for sure.

09-30-2008, 09:59 PM	#1
Slade797 Radical Curmudgeon AKaholic #: 11438 Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Eastern Kentucky Posts: 1,562	Finland tightens handgun laws in wake of shootings http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/7643446.stm "Finland has introduced stricter rules on gun permits, following a school shooting in which 11 people died. Handgun permits would no longer be granted to first-time applicants, the interior ministry said. Instead, they must train for at least a year at a gun club before being allowed to apply for a permit. All applicants must also provide a note from a doctor about their mental health and sit an interview with police. The new rules cover pistols and revolvers. The new guidelines were issued to police on Monday. The government also is planning to amend Finland's gun law - one of the most liberal in Europe - to enable police to perform more thorough background checks on applicants for gun permits. Prime Minister Matti Vanhanen has said the country should consider banning private handguns..... __________________ "Let us dare to read, think, speak, and write." - John Adams "The notion that a radical is one who hates his country is naïve and usually idiotic. He is, more likely, one who likes his country more than the rest of us, and is thus more disturbed than the rest of us when he sees it debauched. He is not a bad citizen turning to crime; he is a good citizen driven to despair." - H.L. Mencken

10-01-2008, 10:03 PM	#3
partymember Curio & Relic AKaholic #: 5600 Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: ass Posts: 9,180	sure hope Russia doesn't invade, you stupid liberal bastards! By Odin's spear these people are asking to be killed... __________________ Vinland Uber Alles

10-02-2008, 01:37 AM	#5
the eXiLe Curio & Relic Contributor AKaholic #: 5154 Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Over The Rainbow Posts: 6,926	Mmmm sounds like the PM would like to see a ban on all handguns considered though. That should stop any further school shootings for sure. __________________ I love talking about nothing, it is the only thing I know anything about.

10-01-2008, 06:01 PM	#2
RG Coburn Curio & Relic AKaholic #: 7184 Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 4,587	Just make body armor more available.

10-01-2008, 10:23 PM	#4
ENGLISH MIKE Banned AKaholic #: 98 Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: East of Maine by a few miles... Posts: 3,511	TBH that's a less onerous outcome than I expected. Unlike the total ban we suffered.

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