After Attacks, Europe Hurries to Tighten Gun Laws

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After Attacks, Europe Hurries to Tighten Gun Laws

'Several European countries have restricted gun laws in the wake of school massacres, gang violence and other gun-related crimes:

Finland announced plans Wednesday to impose stricter restrictions on firearms, including raising the minimum age for handgun ownership from 15 to 20. The proposal was prompted by two school massacres within a year in which lone gunmen opened fire on classmates and teachers.

Germany, where a gunman killed at least 11 people Wednesday, raised the legal age for owning recreational firearms from 18 to 21 following a 2002 shooting in Erfurt that killed 16 people, including 12 teachers.'

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