To all of our norwegian friends

[Herbie.no]

can you own weapons in Norway? I know here in the states I carry loaded everywhere I go.

 

You certanly can.

However, the process is relativly strict compared to many states in the US.

As a qualified hunter you can own weapons used for this purpose, I believe most semi-automatic rifles are allowed.

To own a pistol/revolver things are more complicated, you have to be a member of a "pistol club" at least 6 months, and then you can buy firearms of this sort after being cleared by the police.

 

The laws in this country are designed to keep guns of all sorts off the streets, and relativly rare. We are proud in this country to be one of the last countries to have an unarmed police force, though guns are stored in their vehicles and can be made avaliable after being ordered by the high command.

 

The shooter in this tragedy had guns aquired through legal license, it seems. Unofficially the weapons used were a 5.56mm Mini-14 and a Glock 17, both with several clips and hundreds of rounds of ammunition.

Edited July 24, 2011 by Herbie.no

[hassata]

It's like a horror movie:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-14260148

[Panzertard]

Thanks for all the kind words to the Norwegian people.

It's been a horrible tradegy - 70 or 80 kids been killed at the youth camp. All of these young one's being robbed of their future.

It's a truly shocking and heartbreaking incident.

 

All our sympathy goes out to the families of this tradegy.

[asparagin]

He shouldn't be even allowed to speak, because whatever his reasons were, won't justify his act.

[zakobi]

The Norwegian polices demand for closed door during the case, have been authorized.

[4c Hajduk Veljko]

Anders Behring Breivik is a terrorist. By definition. Also, monstrous terrorist. In democracy, anybody who use force or threat of use of force for political reason is terrorist, by definition.

[Groove]

Please stay on topic.

 

No more politics or other off topic postings.

 

Thank you.

[Kuky]

Sadly people will never stop killing people (and animals) and that's a fact, it's just human nature that every now and then someone is opressed, attacked, robbed, attacked etc

 

You would think that in country with high living standards such as Norway people are not experiencing poverty (at least not in such scale to be country's 1st social problem) people do not feel the need to kill etc, but then political reasons are the "excuse"

 

I personally can't understand how vicious and brutal people can be and how terrible they can act towards another living being and yet there are too many examples of this happening all the time.

 

I also feel the laws are really way to weak for many crimes, if these polititians and judges were to experience the terror victims of crime go through they would think differently, and same for those human rights groups who in my eyes fight more for right of criminals then every day normal person... the way I see it, if someone choses to do harm to others in any way, he should lose the right to his "human right" that second...

 

PS: sorry if I got carried away, admin's you can delete/edit my post if need be

[Flim]

Crazy times we live in.....

[asparagin]

I also feel the laws are really way to weak for many crimes, if these polititians and judges were to experience the terror victims of crime go through they would think differently, and same for those human rights groups who in my eyes fight more for right of criminals then every day normal person... the way I see it, if someone choses to do harm to others in any way, he should lose the right to his "human right" that second...

 

Definitively.

[Bucic]

Ironic how we mention that now, when probably most people affected by this tragedy were advocates of those "easy on criminals" laws. Even more malicious comments come into my mind when I recall those people wanting Breivik dead during his delivery to the courts but I'll bite my tongue.

 

I hope it's not true that he used a "special type of ammunition" because if he didn't there's a higher chance those wounded will live.

[Depth]

I hope it's not true that he used a "special type of ammunition" because if he didn't there's a higher chance those wounded will live.

 

It's true, unfortunately :( The hospital in Oslo had to request blood packets from other hospitals around the country, and subsequently blood donations were ramped up.

[MemphisBelle]

Condolences for Norway and my thoughts are to the familys and people who survived. I hope the Killer will get what he deserves. And once he will die (now or in 50 years) he hopefully will be further punished for what he did...although I am not relegious.