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Originally Posted by CroFlames
The problem with your comparison is that the UK doesn't share an 8 million mile long border with the gun Mecca, the US of A. Banning handguns is not going to help the illegal import.
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Or illegal manufacturing and distribution via printing like Pylon pointed out. Good points. I'm generally not in favour of banning anything. Especially items which have been available for generations. I don't believe it's effective. I was just quite surprised when I found, in my 10 minutes of digging, how low the firearm death rate was in the UK. Russia is lower than Canada as well which is equally as surprising. Handguns there can be owned, but only stored at a shooting range (Wikipedia info so take it as you like).
I've only played with handguns once (shooting range in the States). Quite a lot of fun so I cannot disparage anyone who takes it up as a sport/hobby.