It's bad enough here with the increase in knife crime and the carrying of knives.

There is no increase in knife crime. It's been static for years in the UK as a whole (at a slightly lower level than in the US; they just have gun crime as well). The only change has been a shift to a younger age group.

There are a couple of exceptional places where there have been upward blips, notably Glasgow. Educational initiatives seem to be working there (not something I would have expected). But there never was a "Your Chib" magazine that needed to be campaigned against.


people such as farmers who need to keep pests down

That's how the owners of shooting estates see themselves: tragic victims of marauding flocks of golden eagles. It's bullshit and it's bullshit for a lot of farm use too.

There is of course one good argument for unrestricted access to guns by the upper class:

Upper Class Twit of the Year finale