Hi Joe, I realise there are huge differences in the governance of the USA and the UK. In recent years we have suffered 3 mass killings one in Hungerford 1987 resulted in 16 deaths. The second in Dunblane, Scotland in 1996 resulted in 17 deaths 16 of whom were children. The third in Cumbria resulted in 13 deaths, including the gunman.

The UK government reacted almost immediately (by government standards) and in 1997 introduced an almost absolute ban on private possession of handguns.

Needless to say there was an outcry by the gun lobby but the majority of the population quietly acceptable the law. 162,000 weapons were handed in by 57,000 people about 1% of the population.