Well maybe the UK will finally get its head out of its arse soon. Its not even the fact that you can't own a handgun there, but your rights to self defense is severely restricted. Basically you're just supposed to sit there and let yourself be a victim, and if you are a passer-by you aren't supposed to do anything except call the police. Doesn't that just fly in the face of everything logical?
What few friends I have in the UK can't stand this stance the gov't has taken. They aren't even gun buffs, but they feel powerless to protect themselves no matter what. I won't even visit there because I know if I were the would be victim of a mugging, if a gun weren't involved, I damn sure would protect myself or someone else if they needed it.