In the interview, Vanhanen said that amending the law on firearms with respect to storage of weapons involves many difficult questions.
However, he also said that home storage of weapons of the kind that were used in the Jokela shootings on Wednesday, which can emit almost sustained fire, presents great problems. In his view, the possibility amending firearms legislation needs to be examined, in the wake of the Jokela killings.
The Prime Minister also said that universities in the United States have offered their assistance in the aftermath of the shootings.