"...but handguns were effectively banned after the Dunblane school massacre in 1996 with the exception of Northern Ireland." https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fire

"...but handguns were effectively banned after the Dunblane school massacre in 1996 with the exception of Northern Ireland." https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Firearms_regulation_in_the_United_Kingdom https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Firearms_regulation_in_the_Uni... They have not always had the outright ban they have now. Knife Crime: https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-42749089 https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-42749089 With the number of fatal stabbings in England and Wales in 2017-18 the highest since records began - the BBC has tracked the first 100 killings in 2019 - revealing the people behind the headlines. - Mar 8, 2019 "there were 285 knife murders in England and Wales in 2017/18 — the highest number since the Second World War — and 34 in Scotland" Not everything is black and white.