Seven women and four men between 28 and 68 were killed in the attack, police said, including attackers. They were all from Orebro County, where the attack and happened.
Police also confirmed that the 35-year-old man killer. Swedish media have already previously published that it was Rickard Andersson, passes the index.
It was previously confirmed that the attacker has legally owned four rifles, three of which were found at the point of attack together with 10 empty tanks.
The Swedish Right Center coalition said today that they will strive to increase the verification of a weapon license and restrict access to semi-automatic weapons.
“There are certain types of weapons that are so dangerous that civilians should only own them in exceptional cases,” the government said, reports the BBC.
Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson, who was visiting Latvia, told reporters: “We must ensure that only the real people in Sweden have weapons.”
Swedish democrats were said to agree with the proposals to amend the law, including greater restrictions on access to semi-automatic weapons.
“The horrible act of violence opens several key questions about the Law on Weapons”, the party said.
What do new measures involve?
According to current Swedish weapons laws, every 18 years of age or older, no penal file may apply for a shotgun, gun or semi-automatic rifle.
They must explain to the police why their weapons need. Persons older than 20 years can apply for special approval for possession of fully automatic weapons.
About 580,000 Swedes have a license for weapons of about 10.5 million inhabitants, according to the data of the Swedish television of SVT.
Swiss study from 2017 showed that in Sweden civilians possessing about 2.3 million pieces of weapons. It is about 23 weapons in 100 people, compared to 29 in Norway and 120 per 100 in the US.
To obtain a hunting license in Sweden, the theoretical and practical examination is required, and the hunting rifle has about 280,000 Swedes.
Police has not yet publicly identified the victims of the attack in Orebra or published a motive for the attack, but said he would soon conclude the identification process.
According to the deaths, according to family members and communities, they were the Syrians who fled the war as refugees, as, as the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the citizen of Bosnia and Herzegovina announced yesterday.
(Vijesti.ba)
