The private ownership of handguns was banned in the UK in 1997.
The ban came around in response to the Dunblane School Massacre where handguns were used in a shooting that resulted in the death or injury of 32 victims, most of whom were children under 8 years old.
Around about the time of the Russian Revolution and the "Red Scare". This did not make much difference to gun ownership rates or crime rates. After the Dunblane Massacre in 1996, laws were tightened up to some of the toughest in the world, especially since the perpetrator had obtained the weapon without breaking the law.
Guns became illegal in Britain under the 1997 Firearms Act. There has been a strong push recently to have this law overturned.
No.
Don't hold your breath waiting for it to happen. They seem pretty intent on only expanding the items they have banned.
They should be banned for two very good reasons, 1, to leave the public unable to defend themselves against gun wielding criminals (who get their guns illegally),and 2, they should also be banned to make gun crimes go up dramatically. Just like Austrailia, the UK, Mexico and Japan has done, they have banned the LEGAL sale of guns to their publics, and the gun crime as a result of that has gone up 40% in the last 2 years. Banning handguns is a very good idea for destroying your country!
Bangers were banned in the UK in 1997.
banned from UK cinema's yes but not DVD
Fox hunting is banned in the UK.
Yes it was banned in 1984 :)
The US should not ban hand guns. A tool is a tool. The user is the problem.
no
All pitbulls and rotties and the mixes are banned in the UK.
No. Marmite can be sold in the UK.
No that was Snoop.