Perhaps if you read myself and the other British freepers, you will see that this headline isn’t true.
My wife is a great fan of British mystery and police TV shows. Whenever I watch one with her, I cannot help but get the impression a gun is a no no in Britain. Practically no good guy civilians are ever shown with a gun, unless a shotgun sporting event.
So when I read an article headlined as we are discussing here, I totally believe it.
Thank you for the correction, which prompted me to read
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gun_politics_in_the_United_Kingdom
Which says in part: “Semi-auto shotguns are legal.[15] All other rifles and their ammunition are permitted with no limits as to magazine size, to include: target shooting, hunting, and historic and muzzle-loading weapons, as well as long barrelled breachloading pistols with a specific overall length, but not for self-defence; however if a home-owner is threatened they may be used in self-defence, so long as the force is reasonable.[16]”
Based on what I read at that site, most of my collection would be illegal in Britain. And unless I lived in Ireland, I probably could not have a concealed permit.