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Dumped Swedish officer left his gun in the toilet
A police officer in northern Sweden was left feeling flushed after his girlfriend broke up with him by text message. So much so that he forgot he was carrying a service weapon.
Sweden launches new weapons amnesty
Sweden on Friday commenced with its first weapons amnesty in more than five years, allowing anyone to turn illegal firearms in to police with no questions asked.
Swedish arms in Burma 'arrived via India'
The Swedish anti-tank rifles that ended up in the hands of Burmese soldiers in breach of European Union sanctions were originally exported to India, Sweden's trade minister said on Thursday.
Sweden reports drop in illegal weapon smuggling
A new Swedish Customs (Tullverket) report presented to the government on Tuesday shows a decline in the number of illegal weapons smuggled into the country, but police say the demand is still high.
Nine-year-old boy with gun steals electric car
A gun toting nine-year-old took aim at shocked bystanders before stealing an electric car and embarking on a 30 km/h joyride that ended with him crashing at a roundabout in western Sweden.
Author arrested for 'fake' pistol photo shoot
The photo shoot for a Swedish crime writer's new book took an unexpected turn recently when the author was forced to the ground by police who suspected he was holding a real weapon.
Swedish police sent loaded rifle by post
Police in Örnsköldsvik, in the north of Sweden, recently sent a loaded rifle through the post to the forensic laboratory for analysis.
Sweden's gun laws would have stopped Norway killer: police
In Sweden, a person like Anders Behring Breivik wouldn't have been allowed to own a semi-automatic weapon built expressly for military purposes, according to Swedish police.
Police call for tougher gun crime penalties
Police in Skåne in southern Sweden want to see tougher penalties for gun crimes in hopes of cutting down on the number of shootings in the region.
Forgotten bag results in gun charges for Gothenburg man
A man who stopped off at a pub located on Gothenburg’s trendy Avenyn with a pistol, ammunition, and a balaclava in a bag claimed he was on his way to turn the weapon into police.