Much the same in Norway. Getting a licence for a handgun is pretty hard; maintaining it even more so; under no circumstances can a civilian carry a handgun in p

Much the same in Norway. Getting a licence for a handgun is pretty hard; maintaining it even more so; under no circumstances can a civilian carry a handgun in public. However, everybody and his dog owns a shotgun or a rifle to go hunting; it's just so that we mostly use them for hunting rather than for self defense or committing crimes...