Interesting point of view @altland. Would be great for you to elaborate personally on this.

I've personally never even seen a non hunting firearm, such are their scarcity in the UK, so don't claim to have all of the answers. The point I would like to make is that, I don't know anyone in the UK who would feel safer with the US style firearm regulation. I cannot imagine a scenario I have ever been in, where I would have felt safer with a firearm in my pocket, it's like nuclear weapons without the mutually assured destruction after pulling the trigger...

I understand in the US that if your enemy is carrying, you better carry too. My point is that, it would be better for no one to carry. Many murders are also crimes of passion/knee jerk reaction, pulling a trigger is a split second decision, anyone (and many people do) make the wrong decision..