Editing Overview of gun laws by nation (section)

====Sweden====
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Gun ownership in [[Sweden]] is regulated by Vapenlagen 1996:67 (literally, The Weapon Law),<ref name="riksdagen.se">{{cite web|url=http://www.riksdagen.se/sv/Dokument-Lagar/Lagar/Svenskforfattningssamling/Vapenlag-199667_sfs-1996-67/ |title=Svensk författningssamling 1996:67 Vapenlag (1996:67) |publisher=riksdagen.se |access-date=2014-04-19}}</ref>
modified by weapon decree Vapenförordningen 1996:70<ref name="ReferenceA">{{cite web|url=http://www.riksdagen.se/sv/Dokument-Lagar/Lagar/Svenskforfattningssamling/_sfs-1996-70/ |title=Svensk författningssamling 1996:70 Vapenförordning (1996:70) |publisher=riksdagen.se |access-date=2014-04-19}}</ref> and FAP 551-3 / RPSFS 2009:13.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.polisen.se/Global/www%20och%20Intrapolis/FAP/FAP551_3_RPSFS2009_13.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090807023907/http://www.polisen.se/Global/www%20och%20Intrapolis/FAP/FAP551_3_RPSFS2009_13.pdf |archive-date=2009-08-07 |url-status=live |title=Rikspolisstyrelsens forfattnings-samling |publisher=Polisen.se |access-date=18 February 2015}}</ref> The [[Swedish Police Authority|police]] issue licenses to persons older than 18 years in good standing on the "need to have" basis, which generally implies either hunting or sport shooting. Passing a hunting examination or membership in an approved sport shooting club for six months is required. Sport shooting licenses must be renewed every 5 years, whereas hunting licenses are valid for the lifetime of the holder. License-holders may lend a weapon to a person at least 15 years of age for supervised use.

A separate license is required for each particular firearm or caliber conversion kit. There's no codified limit on the number of licenses a person can hold, but in practice a license-holder may own up to six hunting rifles, ten handguns, or a mix of eight rifles and handguns. Firearms must be stored in an approved safe. A firearm registered for hunting may be used for sport shooting, but not vice versa. In 2023, previous restrictions on hunting licenses for semi-automatic firearms based on appearance or military origin were lifted, and as a result the only remaining restrictions specific to hunting are a minimum total weapon length exceeding 60 cm and magazine size on semi-automatic rifles and magazine-fed shotguns.<ref>{{cite web |date=7 December 2023 |title=Nu är AR-vapen tillåtna för jakt |url=https://www.jaktojagare.se/utrustning/nu-ar-ar-vapen-tillatna-for-jakt/ |website=Jakt & Jägare}}</ref> Licenses for fully automatic weapons are not generally issued, with limited exceptions for collection and sport shooting using the WWII era [[Carl Gustaf m/45|m/45 submachine gun]].

Starting 1 July 2022, suppressors no longer require a separate license and can be freely acquired by anyone with a valid gun license and can be legally used both for hunting and target shooting.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://polisen.se/tjanster-tillstand/vapen-regler-och-tillstand/ljuddampare/ | title=Från och med den 1 juli 2022 gäller nya regler för ljuddämpare.| publisher=polisen.se |access-date=2022-07-10}}</ref>

Self-defense with firearms, as well as carry, is generally prohibited. Carry permits can be issued by the police under very special circumstances like an immediate and demonstrable threat to life. Transportation of unloaded firearms is allowed to and from approved shooting ranges or hunting grounds. Sweden is notorious for having even pepper spray and other nonlethal self-defence methods under its weapons law with similar legal punishments for misuse.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://mace-europe.com/eu-pepper-spray-laws/|title=PEPPER SPRAY LAWS|website=mace-europe.com|access-date=26 May 2022|archive-date=27 May 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220527060521/https://mace-europe.com/eu-pepper-spray-laws/|url-status=dead}}</ref>

Firearm collectors must have a clearly stated demarcation of their interest in collecting (e.g.: pre-World War II British handguns). The police may demand security measures on keeping the collection. Collectors may request a time-limited permit to discharge their weapons. Firearms manufactured before 1890 and not using sealed cartridges are exempt from the weapon law.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.riksdagen.se/sv/Dokument-Lagar/Lagar/Svenskforfattningssamling/Vapenlag-199667_sfs-1996-67/#K1 |title=Svensk författningssamling 1996:67 Vapenlag (1996:67) |publisher=riksdagen.se |access-date=2014-04-19}}</ref>