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So is the UK going to go after gun sellers and makers as well?

• deleted 7y ago
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• rwmj 7y ago
  Very much so, yes, and it's widely supported by the public. eg: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-42430298 https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-42430298
• pjc50 7y ago
  Bad analogy in the UK where handguns are entirely illegal and all other firearms are subject to licensing.
  • 2038AD 7y ago
    >where handguns are entirely illegal Handguns aren't entirely illegal in the UK. If I'm not mistaken then, roughly speaking, what the law prohibits is rifles below a certain size. In the UK it is possible, for example, to legally own long-barrelled pistols and old flintlock pistols. Another caveat is that the ban doesn't apply in Northern Ireland. I don't think this really detracts from your point at all.
    • matthewheath 7y ago
      The full criteria on what makes a weapon illegal to possess can be found at http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1968/27/section/5 http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1968/27/section/5. The law mostly concerns itself with the length of the barrel, the firing mechanism, and the ammo cartridge size, as well as the ability to discharge noxious substances.
      • 2038AD 7y ago
        thanks!