Its been very popular with the British and Irish since the 1970’s, and until March, a safe country. I have been there, and enjoyed it greatly: lovely country, friendly people.
And frankly, Americans are the last people to lecturing about violent, unsafe countries where people commit mass shootings.
As are Europeans.
Mass shootings by population are minuscule. What you don’t read across the pond is shootings by the ferals in such places like Chicago and Detroit that take dozens almost weekly. These are perpetrated by mostly convicted felons who are legally banned from possessing firearms, killing each other
Don’t believe all you read. We are a safe country with minor aberrations like everywhere else.
I take extreme comfort in being able to protect myself and my family