The UK banned the privare ownership of ALL handjuns in 1997.
Foir the decade , 2010 to 2020 the Governmant statistics are most revealing.
The average number iof firearm offences for non air arrms is 5950 per annum, of these offences an average of 42% involved handguns, they top the list each year.
Therefore the average nunber of handgun related crimes is 2499 per annum or 24990 over the decade, simply mind boggling,.
Not a legal owner or registered fireram in sight!. Nio Politician would dare mention the figures and the media to my knowledge have never published them.
I suggest that this makes registration and current licensinfg a bit of a joke.
When will Politician wake up that licensed owners who register their firearms are not the problem!