This makes no sense. I&#x27;ve lived in the UK my whole life, and when growing up spent some time around pretty unsavoury people. I&#x27;ve once seen a firearm, and that was at a clay pigeon range.<p>I don&#x27;t dispute that some people may own illegal firearms, but its by no means an endemic problem. Somebody getting shot in the UK is guaranteed to make the news. Just the presence of a criminal with a gun will interrupt live news channels, that&#x27;s how rare it is.