In total, 31 weapons were found, including various types of rifles, semi-automatic pistols and a machine gun. A large amount of ammunition, a bomb casing, pyrotechnics, tear gas flares and fuses were also found.
Objects bearing Nazi symbols were found in the man's storage room, and he has also used Nazi expressions in social media chats. For example, he has posed in front of an SS flag and started conversations with a Nazi salute.
"Jargon"
He has claimed that this was just joking jargon and that he is a collector with an interest in World War II. The prosecutor, however, believes this is relevant to the assessment of the weapons seizure.
"It is important in this respect that the weapons were in an environment where they could potentially be used for criminal purposes," prosecutor Jacob Semark tells TT.
He considered the 37-year-old man guilty of a particularly serious weapons offense and called for a minimum sentence of six years in prison.
Kalmar District Court noted that the offense was very serious, but classified it as a serious weapons offense, partly because none of the weapons seized were fully automatic.
Drug offenses
According to the court, the investigation also did not show that the man was active in a right-wing extremist environment, although there are circumstances indicating that he holds such sympathies.
The man was also convicted of a violation of the Weapons Act, a minor drug offense and a violation of the Act on Flammable and Explosive Goods.
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