Originally Posted by adidasss (Post 2163235)

That's great to hear Tore, congrats! I've met (through work) and become friends with some Norwegians from Bergen in Kuala Lumpur. I've also been to Oslo 2 years ago, never thought that would happen (it was cold as a witch's tit of course). So now I have totally different perspective of Norway and Norwegians....:D

Originally Posted by tore (Post 2159884)

Just passing through the internet wastelands and wanted to see what goes on. Perhaps this comment's already been made in some shape,but we have guns here in Norway. The perhaps striking difference is that we have guns for hunting and not for scaring / killing peeps. So, I think a gun culture - if there should be one - should at least go hand in hand with a hunting culture. Take out the hunting part and it seems more than a little nuts.

Originally Posted by tore (Post 2163232)

Thanks guys :D

It's such a long time since I was a regular here, I've since relocated and have advanced well into a wholly different career path. I now have a middle manager position in the municipality where we live which is far south of Svalbard. I also have a house (with a recording studio) and two kids now and life is generally good :) Covid sucks, but with my introvert leanings, I personally am doing just fine.

Originally Posted by tore (Post 2163232)

Thanks guys :D

It's such a long time since I was a regular here, I've since relocated and have advanced well into a wholly different career path. I now have a middle manager position in the municipality where we live which is far south of Svalbard. I also have a house (with a recording studio) and two kids now and life is generally good :) Covid sucks, but with my introvert leanings, I personally am doing just fine.

How are you guys doing?

I don't know much about Breivik, but I guess he was a psychopath living in a fantasy/conspiracy world.. absolutely nuts. I think he used a semi-automatic commonly used for hunting and it's been discussed politically whether semi-automatic weapons for the use of hunting should be banned.

I wouldn't mind. When do you need semi-automatics for hunting? I may be an idiot when it comes to hunting, but to my mind an old fashioned shotgun covers ptarmigan/fowl and variations on the bolt action rifle covers the rest. What else do you need?

I know there's been a couple of TV series covering the Breivik events, but I haven't quite found the motivation to watch them yet even if I feel I should.

Originally Posted by Janszoon (Post 2163239)

[..]What I do think is a huge problem is the bizarro fetishizing/macho/fear-mongering culture that surrounds guns in the US. I think the solution would be to limit access to guns and defang the gun lobbyists, but the way our government is set up makes it virtually impossible to do that.

Originally Posted by Janszoon (Post 2163239)

[..]On a side note: welcome back to MB, I hope you're doing well!

Originally Posted by jwb (Post 2163258)

I'm not a hunter so I'm going on what other people tell me but I think most deer hunters use bolt action rifles that are more akin to a sniper rifle than an assault weapon. My friend says that sometimes an AR type rifle is useful when boar hunting but typically they're used more for self defense and recreation.

Originally Posted by jwb (Post 2163258)

a couple of handguns with extended or spare clips are more than sufficient to shoot up a group of innocent civilians. Also, these mass shootings get all the attention while they are a very slim minority of the gun homicides in this country. The vast majority of which are committed with ordinary hand guns.

Originally Posted by SoundgardenRocks (Post 2163923)

:rofl:

A police sketch of the lead suspect.

https://i.pinimg.com/236x/fc/4d/ea/f...olar-bears.jpg

Originally Posted by tore (Post 2163915)

Yes, definitely!



Hey Jans, long time no see! All fine here.. hope everything's good on your end :)



Hunting rifles are definitely more like sniper rifles. I'm also not a hunter, but we did own a rifle when we lived on Svalbard as guns were a requirement whenever heading out of town for protection against polar bears. It was also required that we spent time at the range learning to handle guns properly and to shoot from various positions.



This is not a handgun country, so I'd say they're rare here, much more rare than shotguns or rifles. I only know one guy who has handguns and I've never actually seen them. The people who own guns are generally gun club members who like to shoot at ranges and that's not a popular pastime. Compeition guns are often kinda weird looking too.

This ties in to a lot of stuff, though. I mean, people here don't own guns for protection because most people don't feel like they need protection. We don't expect criminals to have guns. We don't see them on our police officers either. Guns are just not part of our consciousness unless it's to do with hunting.

If you put a norwegian in the US, he might not feel so safe anymore and might opt to get a handgun. Who knows? So in a sense, I guess the gun culture has deep roots way into societal workings that don't directly involve guns. Without reflecting too much, it's possible that gun violence is a symptom rather than a disease in itself. However, tougher gun control might still be a way to break out of a negative feedback loop (if criminals have guns, more people want access to guns which in turn makes it easier for criminals to get guns).

Originally Posted by Norg (Post 2183867)

open carry is now the norm in texas but TBO i dont like open carry

i like to conceal my weapon under my shirt

the problem with open carrying your gun on your belt on your side if your in a crowded public place i betcha u might get that one theif of bad guy that will try to sneak up behind you or beside you and rip/steal your gun off U

but there is pros and cons i can wip out my gun anyways in less then a second