2aguy
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Iceland had very low gun violence rates….but……times change, and gangs are gangs and violence is what they do……and gun control laws don’t stop criminals especially when they need to shoot rival gang members…
Iceland had 4 shootings in 10 years……..and now they have had 4 in the last year……… it… it…America?
Gangs in Iceland are ramping up the violence……..
In February 2021, a man was gunned down in a hail of bullets outside his home in a neighbourhood of the capital Reykjavik, a murder that shocked the nation.
The killing was linked to organised crime, police said.
"Criminal groups in Iceland are becoming more organised," said criminologist Margret Valdimarsdottir.
"They have more ties to international groups than what we've seen before, which may be a challenge for our police force."
In February, two separate drug-related shootings took place in Reykjavik two days apart, one in the city centre.
The gang violence is similar to that already seen in other parts of Europe.
"It takes five to 10 years for what is trending in Europe to show up in Iceland," said Runolfur Thorhallsson, superintendent of Iceland's elite police unit, known as the Viking Squad.
"Of course this is a concern for us."
www.france24.com
Iceland had 4 shootings in 10 years……..and now they have had 4 in the last year……… it… it…America?
Gangs in Iceland are ramping up the violence……..
In February 2021, a man was gunned down in a hail of bullets outside his home in a neighbourhood of the capital Reykjavik, a murder that shocked the nation.
The killing was linked to organised crime, police said.
"Criminal groups in Iceland are becoming more organised," said criminologist Margret Valdimarsdottir.
"They have more ties to international groups than what we've seen before, which may be a challenge for our police force."
In February, two separate drug-related shootings took place in Reykjavik two days apart, one in the city centre.
The gang violence is similar to that already seen in other parts of Europe.
"It takes five to 10 years for what is trending in Europe to show up in Iceland," said Runolfur Thorhallsson, superintendent of Iceland's elite police unit, known as the Viking Squad.
"Of course this is a concern for us."
Iceland chilled by violence worthy of its noir novels
Long considered the "most peaceful country in the world", Iceland's tranquillity has been shattered by a spate of shootings and stabbings involving criminal gangs.
www.france24.com
