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The current Firearms Act of 1998 is a near full rewrite of the earlier, 1933 law. The law was revised to comply with the European Firearms Directive after Finland joined the European Union . [ 10 ] Following the school shooting incidents in 2007 and 2008 in which the perpetrators used .22 caliber semi-automatic pistols, legislation regarding ...
Following the 2007 and 2008 shootings, Finland tightened its gun legislation in 2010 and introduced an aptitude test for all firearms licence applicants. The minimum age for applicants was also ...
Finland has a high incidence of gun related deaths including suicides, but in gun-related homicides, it is the fifth-ranking country in the EU. [17] Guns and other weapons are tightly regulated. One must separately apply for a gun license, which cannot be issued for "self defense reasons". Even other weapons, such as pepper sprays, are regulated.
Gun laws and policies, collectively referred to as firearms regulation or gun control, regulate the manufacture, sale, transfer, possession, modification, and use of small arms by civilians. [1] Laws of some countries may afford civilians a right to keep and bear arms , and have more liberal gun laws than neighboring jurisdictions.
Generally, all law enforcement officers in the United States carry firearms and are armed with pistols at a minimum. There is no consistent recording of firearms use across all states; some bodies, such as the New York Police Department (NYPD), report on firearms discharge. In 2015 NYPD reported a record low of eight deaths as well as fifteen ...
Ranking by country for civilian-held firearms per 100 population. Small Arms Survey 2017. Location Firearms per 100 Region Subregion Population 2017 Civilian firearms Computation method Registered firearms Unregistered firearms Notes United States: 120.5 Americas North America 326,474,000 393,347,000 1 1,073,743 392,273,257 Est. [note 2]
Pages in category "Firearms law by country" The following 31 pages are in this category, out of 31 total. ... Firearms regulation in Finland;
4. Gun Barrel City, Texas. Gun Barrel got its fitting name as a safe haven for outlaws like Bonnie and Clyde during the Prohibition era. The city's motto is "We shoot straight with you." 5. Virgin ...