Unlike in the United States, there is practically no modern organised "right to keep and bear arms" lobby in the United Kingdom, and little debate between pro-gun control and pro-gun ownership advocates. These two situations create what is believed to be some of the strictest gun legislation in the world.
All firearms in the United Kingdom must be licensed on either a firearm certificate (FAC) or a shotgun certificate. The certificate also sets out the maximum quantities of ammunition which may be bought/possessed at any one time, and is used to record the purchasing of ammunition (except, optionally, where ammunition is both bought, and used immediately, on a range).
To obtain a firearm certificate, the police must be convinced that a person has "good reason" to own each gun, and that they can be trusted with it "without danger to the public safety or to the peace". Gun licenses are only issued if a person has legitimate sporting or work-related reasons for owning a gun.
Since 1946, self-defence has not been considered a valid reason to own a gun.
To many in the UK better public safety is the main concern which means.....fewer private guns means less crime! fewer massacres, less homicides, etc.
It is also a cultural thing because there country was founded by SWORD POINT instead of GUN POINT like the US.
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