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XeroHeart32 t1_iyqizwv wrote

How is this uplifting?

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[deleted] t1_iyrpwxm wrote

I don't know. According to the article, people themselves don't want guns in their homes (which are, in addition to being dangerous objects, mementos after killing another person) and the government makes it easy for them to get rid of them (voluntarily, not by forcing them, as the title suggests). This is how it is done in countries where gun culture is not written into the constitution

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factfarmer t1_izca3xv wrote

The article also goes on to say that many were family heirlooms inherited by families. It says there will be no consequences if the weapons are turned over voluntarily. Which sounds like there could be consequences if you want to keep a gun you already own.

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[deleted] t1_izcw9td wrote

Yes, this is normal in Europe, at least in general. You can't just own a working weapon here, even if it's old and a heirloom. At least not without permission, which is not easily issued. This action did not change anything in the law that already exists. Anyway, I realized that my comment about the U.S. Constitution was unnecessary, especially since I came to the conclusion that I'm not interested anymore in what was happening in the States. I apologize.

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