It does not depend on me feeling drawn to a particular weapon, on the contrary, says party leader Muharrem Demirok to the newspaper.
After the mass shooting in Örebro, the Centre Party wants to ban semi-automatic rifles with a military appearance, such as the AR-15, for hunting.
According to Demirok, the Centre Party "has carefully discussed the issue" and landed on the decision to continue with the current regulations.
The Environmental Protection Agency made a decision a few years ago, and said that it has exactly the same function as other semi-automatic weapons and that you cannot solely go by appearance, he says.
It has not been confirmed which weapons were used by the perpetrator in Örebro, but according to information from several media outlets, they were not of the AR type.
Demirok believes that the big question is being missed in the debate.
This person should not have had access to any weapon at all. How could this happen, how could it slip through all the nets?
The Centre Party wants, among other things, to see clearer aptitude tests for weapon licenses.
