<Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> This section needs additional citations for verification . Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources . Unsourced material may be challenged and removed . (January 2014) (Learn how and when to remove this template message) </Td> </Tr> <P> Gun ownership in Sweden is regulated by Vapenlagen 1996: 67 (literally, The Weapon Law), modified by weapon decree Vapenförordningen 1996: 70 and FAP 551 - 3 / RPSFS 2009: 13 . The police issue licenses to persons in good standing who have passed a hunting examination or belonged to an approved shooting club for six months . License - holders are usually 18 years or older, and may lend a weapon to a person at least 15 years of age for supervised use . </P> <P> 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 sport shooting may not be used for hunting . A concealed carry permit can be obtained under very special circumstances, such as a proven threat to life . </P> <P> 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 . </P>

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