me too.

I was just reading about gun laws in different EU countries

I didn't expect that in so many countries self-defence using firearms is illegal

That's fucking weird

it kind of is in canada but also not

it's "reasonable force"

which means it's dealt by common law so it's a judge who decides whether you were justified

which is why conservatives will be really mad all of the time when it's like "FATHER USES GUN TO DEFEND HIS FAMILY, GET'S CHARGED WITH MURDER"

Yeah, but in a lot of cases you can't even get a license for a gun with purpose of self-defence

but he gets cleared of the charge afterwards

Our far-right always complain about our gun laws, but apparently we have one of the least strict in Europe

austria and switzerland are better

I think finland is ok too

Nope, in Finland guns for self-defence are illegal

And you can't get a carry permit for them obviously, conealed or open

They have a lot of guns, but they're all are hunting riffles

:If, however, you own firearms for a legitimate purpose – such as target practice or hunting – and you choose to employ them in a self defence situation against a person, and whether or not you would be considered righteous in court, is a can of worms that I am neither qualified nor willing to open. Suffice it to say that, at best, it would be a painful process."

https://calibremag.ca/can-i-carry-a-firearm-for-self-defence-in-canada/

Switzerland recently voluntarily slightly restricted their gun laws and they always were weird, though I think they're rather lease

it's not that painful, you get charged with murder and when the judge figures out the guy who was in your house was trying to rape your daughter he clears the charges

Czech Republic doesn't have strict laws

And that'd be it for EU

There's abundance of weapons, both licensed and unlicensed in former Yugoslavia though

I'm not sure how the situation looks now, but back in the days most of firearms used for illegal ectivities in Europ came form ex-yu

basically you can defend yourself in canada, you *can't* buy a gun for the purpose of self defence but if you're in the country and some people come with knives to kill you and steal your property you can take out the 12 gauge and shoot them and the judge will take your side

you can't open carry though

Bosnia has a funny law, where you can carry registered pepper spray if you're female

Does that really happen though

People comming with knives to kill you and steal your property

I mean

I mean, if you live in the country it could happen at any time. if the police are 30 minutes away yeah

people have been killed on their own country property when there's no police around

Wew

that's a part of why people need guns in the country, that and wild animals

I mean obviously you have to protect yourself when there are no police for hours

Yeah, I guess, considering how low i population density in northern parts of Canada

I'm getting uk news now because I was looking at polish sites on the internet

so now google thinks I'm british

it thinks I'm european, the front pages for searching up people getting robbed in the country is the uk france and ireland

like wtf am I supposed to do with this news, give me canada damn it!

Lmao