Minister Of Home Affairs Says Senpi Rules Are Tight In The Aftermath Of 12-Year-Old Students Shooting 3 Friends At School

Illustration of firearms (senpi) with bullets. (Bytmonas-Unsplash)

JAKARTA - Finnish Minister of Home Affairs (Mendagri), Mari Rantanen, said that his country already has a strict firearm law (senpi) so there is no need to discuss it now following a 12-year-old student who shot 3 of his friends at elementary school (SD).

Quoting Reuters, Friday, April 5, Finland's Ministry of Home Affairs (Kemendagri) said data on 1.5 million licensed rifles were found in Finland, while licensing holders numbered 430,000 people.

The country of 5.6 million people does make hunting and shooting targets a popular activity or hobby in Finland.

Based on a study conducted by the Small Arm's Survey in 2018, the general public's ownership rate of per capita rifles in Finland is the highest among European Union countries.

However, the Minister of Home Affairs, Rantanen, said that the high number of senpi ownership did not make Finlanida the state with the most cases of violence due to senpi.

Previously, a student carrying a gun belonging to a family member erupted at SD Viertola, Vantaa City, north of Finland's Helsinki capital on Tuesday, April 2 local time. As a result, one student died and two others were seriously injured.

Home Affairs Minister Rantanen said the police were still investigating the case by asking for information from children in conflict with the law who are now being detained as a result of their actions.