The momentum is in the other direction if anything. See Scotland's recent ban on airguns. This is the thought process that prevails in this country:
>A rifle killed someone? Ban it!
>A handgun killed someone? Ban it!
>A knife killed someone? Ban it!
>An airgun.. injured someone? Ban it!
What none of these reactionary morons realise is if someone has an intent to kill, it doesn't matter what you legislate against, they will find the means to do so.
I think i'd rather face someone pointing a gun at me than someone charging at me with a knife. There's no reasoning with the latter.
A little history. Originally the 1997 Firearms Act was never intended to ban handguns. It was the Labour Party that enforced the handgun ban, acting against the advice of the Cullen Report, which advised there was no reason to do so.
The Labour Party, i'm sure, now figured the natives had no way of defending themselves against the hordes of 3rd-world immigrants they were about to unleash upon the country.
In short, if you want a weapon to defend yourself with, move to another country.
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Yes that sounds like excellent advice, let's only give criminals access to firearms since criminals have no respect for the law.
Since the handgun ban came into effect in Britain, gun crime rose dramatically.
Here's a quote from Sammy 'The Bull' Gravano: >Gun control? It's the best thing you can do for crooks and gangsters. I want you to have nothing. If I'm a bad guy, I'm always going to have a gun.