Weapons amnesty

The plan requires active efforts against access to illegal firearms and an effective exit program, and prioritizes preventive measures over harder measures. Recurring weapon amnesties are a preventive tool that reduces the amount of illegal weapons without relying on repression, and support to relatives who want to report is in the same line. The plan does not address the committee's assessment that no action is needed now.

• combat access to illegal weaponsdecisive»Kriminaliteten behöver mötas både med ett fungerande och närvarande rättssystem som fler patrullerande poliser, arbete mot narkotikahandel, kamp mot tillgången till illegala skjutvapen och ett effektivt avhopparprogram« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Crime needs to be met both with a functioning and present legal system such as more patrolling police, work against drug trafficking, fighting access to illegal firearms and an effective exit program”
• prevention before repression»Alltför ofta lyfts repression och hårdare tag upp som lösningar istället för att ta itu med problemen på allvar.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Far too often repression and harsher measures are lifted up as solutions instead of tackling problems seriously.”
• cut criminal flows»Tullens och polisens resurser måste öka för att komma åt de pengar som driver narkotikahandeln.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Customs and police resources must increase to reach the money driving drug trafficking.”

The plan wants to strike hard against organised crime's organisation and take forceful action against weapons in society, and the party programme highlights the fight against illegal weapons trade. Recurring weapons amnesties reduce the amount of illegal weapons and thus serve the plan's goal to push back criminals. The plan does not mention amnesties, but the measure is in line with its weapons policy direction.

• forceful action against weapons in societydecisive»Vi vill ta krafttag mot införsel av vapen och narkotika, bland annat genom stärkt gränskontroll.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“We want to take forceful action against the import of weapons and narcotics, among other things through strengthened border control.”
• strike against organised crime»Slå hårt mot den organiserade brottslighetens finansiering och organisation.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Strike hard against organised crime's financing and organisation.”
• fight against illegal weapons trade»Det gör också kampen mot den illegala vapenhandeln.« (party programme ↗)“The fight against illegal weapons trade also does this.”
• full force against criminals»Samhällets fulla kraft ska mobiliseras för att trycka tillbaka de kriminella, kapa återväxten in i kriminaliteten och öka tryggheten.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Society's full force shall be mobilised to push back criminals, cut off the flow into criminality and increase security.”

The plan says nothing about weapon amnesties, but states that the law enforcement agencies shall be given the tools required to combat crime and that serious organized crime threatens democracy and people's freedom. Recurring amnesties that reduce the amount of illegal weapons in criminal circles are such a tool, and the election manifesto's line is to combat organized crime.

• tools against crimedecisive»rättsvårdande myndigheterna ska ges de verktyg« (party programme ↗)“law enforcement agencies shall be given the tools”
• organized crime as a threat»grova organiserade brottsligheten utgör ett hot mot« (party programme ↗)“serious organized crime constitutes a threat against”
• combat organized crime»se fler och bättre betalda poliser för att bekämpa den organiserade brottsligheten och för att motverka parallellsamhällen.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“see more and better paid police to combat organized crime and to prevent parallel societies.”

The election manifesto establishes that society shall not yield to gangs and that more crimes affecting people in everyday life shall be solved, and wishes to strangle gangs' assets. The party programme demands a criminal policy that both prevents and deters crime. Recurring amnesties that reduce the amount of illegal weapons in circulation are a preventive measure in that direction and are thus supported by the plan.

• defeat gangsdecisive»Samhället ska inte vika sig för gängen.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Society shall not yield to gangs.”
• preventive criminal policy»Kriminalpolitiken ska därför både förebygga och avskräcka från brott, stödja brottsdrabbade och stimulera dem som har begått olagliga handlingar till en ny livssituation utan brottslighet.« (party programme ↗)“Criminal policy shall therefore both prevent and deter crime, support crime victims and encourage those who have committed illegal acts to a new life situation without criminality.”
• strangle gangs' resources»Dessutom bör en utredning om gängens inkomster och hur dessa kan strypas genomföras.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Moreover, an investigation into gangs' income and how this can be strangled should be conducted.”
• increased everyday security»Tryggheten ska förbättras i hela landet och fler brott som drabbar folk i deras vardag ska klaras upp.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Security shall be improved across the country and more crimes affecting people in their everyday life shall be solved.”

The plan wants to get illegal weapons out of criminal circles, toughen penalties for weapons crime and introduce a national exit programme so that more can leave criminality. Recurring amnesties that bring in illegal weapons and support to relatives who want to report align with these commitments and with the plan's requirement to protect those who testify. Amnesty as a tool is not addressed in the plan, so the conclusion is uncertain.

• exit programmedecisive»Ett nationellt avhopparprogram ska införas för att fler ska kunna lämna ett kriminellt liv bakom sig.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“A national exit programme shall be introduced so that more can leave a criminal life behind them.”
• tougher on weapons crime»skärpa straffen för bland annat vapenbrott, våldtäkt och utpressning« (2022 manifesto ↗)“toughen penalties for, among other things, weapons crime, rape and extortion”
• protection for witnesses»Vittnen ska ha rätt till ett effektivt skydd samtidigt som tilltalade på ett rättssäkert sätt ska kunna« (party programme ↗)“Witnesses shall have the right to effective protection while those accused in a legally secure manner shall be able to”

The plan takes no explicit position on what the committee actually decided — often because the committee's reason was procedural. The stance is derived and fully cited, but it does not show the party broke a commitment.

The plan requires that society limits crime as far as possible and the election manifesto takes a hard line against weapons crime and gangs' access to weapons. An amnesty that retrieves illegal weapons and ammunition reduces exactly the volume of weapons in circulation, and support to relatives who dare to report is close to the requirement for anonymous witnesses. At the same time, amnesty chafes against the plan's requirement that all crimes are countered without exception.

• limit crimedecisive»Samtidigt måste strävan från samhällets sida vara att begränsa brottsligheten så långt« (party programme ↗)“At the same time the aim from society's side must be to limit crime as far as”
• tough line on weapons crime»Skärp straffet för vapenbrott till lägst fem års fängelse.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Toughen the punishment for weapons crime to at least five years' imprisonment.”
• facilitate those who report»Inför anonyma vittnen.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Introduce anonymous witnesses.”
• crimes shall be countered without exception»Alla brott ska effektivt och utan undantag beivras« (party programme ↗)“All crimes shall be effectively and without exception countered”

The plan takes no explicit position on what the committee actually decided — often because the committee's reason was procedural. The stance is derived and fully cited, but it does not show the party broke a commitment.

The plan does not address weapon amnesties. The closest commitments are to remove illegal weapons from the streets through search zones and stronger customs enforcement against weapons smuggling, and to lower the barriers for individuals to come forward, for example through anonymous witnesses. Amnesty aligns with the goal but is in some tension with the plan's line to abolish sentence discounts, which is why the conclusion is uncertain.

• fewer illegal weaponsdecisive»Införa visitationszoner så att Polisen får bättre möjligheter att leta efter vapen« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Introduce search zones so that the Police get better opportunities to search for weapons”
• stop weapons smuggling»Stärka tullen med mer resurser och kraftfulla befogenheter för att stoppa stöldligor och vapensmugglare« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Strengthen customs with more resources and powerful authorities to stop theft rings and weapons smugglers”
• lower barriers to coming forward»Tillåta anonyma vittnen så att fler vågar vittna« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Allow anonymous witnesses so that more people dare to testify”
• no sentence discounts»Ta bort alla straffrabatter för den som fyllt 18 år och slopa dagens mängdrabatter« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Remove all sentence discounts for those who have reached 18 and abolish today's quantity discounts”

The plan takes no explicit position on what the committee actually decided — often because the committee's reason was procedural. The stance is derived and fully cited, but it does not show the party broke a commitment.

The plan states that political measures should be directed against illegal weapons and gang crime rather than against legal weapons ownership, which is exactly what a weapon amnesty does. The plan also requires that higher expectations be placed on parents and the public to stop the growth of gangs, which carries the requirement for support to relatives who want to report. Few measures are considered too far-reaching against gangs.

• measures against illegal weaponsdecisive»Samtidigt har politiska åtgärder som borde riktats mot illegala vapen och gängbrottslighet istället riktats mot legalt vapeninnehav, svenska jägare och sportskyttar.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Meanwhile, political measures that should have been directed against illegal weapons and gang crime have instead been directed against legal weapons ownership, Swedish hunters and sport shooters.”
• public responsibility against gangs»Betydligt högre förväntningar måste också ställas på föräldrar och allmänhet att bli en del av samhället och stoppa gängens framväxt.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Much higher expectations must also be placed on parents and the public to become part of society and stop the growth of gangs.”
• tools against gangs»Ge rättsväsendet resurser och verktyg för att bekämpa gängen« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Give the legal system resources and tools to combat gangs”
• uncompromising against gangs»Sverigedemokraterna anser att få politiska åtgärder är för långtgående när det kommer till att pressa tillbaka både de kriminella gängen och den kultur som gör att de får fäste.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Sweden Democrats believe that few political measures are too far-reaching when it comes to pushing back both criminal gangs and the culture that gives them a foothold.”

The plan takes no explicit position on what the committee actually decided — often because the committee's reason was procedural. The stance is derived and fully cited, but it does not show the party broke a commitment.