Quote Originally Posted by mutt View Post
Overly strict regulation is akin to an outright ban. And the British zeal to prosecute citizens who do defend themselves also essentially equals a ban. Read the British 1968 and 1988 Firearms Acts and then tell us guns aren't essentially banned. Then read their 1996 Offensive Weapons Act and 1997 Knives Act and tell us knives aren't essentially banned. The British have been reduced to a nation of sheep and the wolves are now running wild.
While you're at it Jake, take a look at a bunch of pictures of British police and tell us how many have guns... Ah, I'll give you the answer now. Not many. In fact the vast majority of British LEOs don't carry a sidearm on standard duty. They have a "firearms team" for that. The rest get batons.

Even the police face overly strict gun regulations which manifests as a "ban".