Είναι τραγικό πάντως ότι επιμένουν στην παράλογα αυστηρή οπλοφοβική νομοθεσία, παρόλο που οι στατιστικές δείχνουν ότι φέρνει τα αντίθετα αποτελέσματα.
Μετά το 1997 Firearms Act:
- the number of crimes involving firearms in England and Wales increased from 13,874 in 1998/99 to 24,070 in 2002/03
- Compared with the United States of America, the United Kingdom has a slightly higher total crime rate per capita of approximately 85 per 1000 people, while in the USA it is approximately 80.
- Since 1998, the number of people injured by firearms in England and Wales increased by 110%
- official figures (in 2007) showed that gun-related killings and injuries recorded by police had risen more than fourfold since 1998
- in late 2009 The Telegraph reported that gun crime had doubled in the last 10 years, with an increase in both firearms offences and deaths.
Ένα μήνυμα για τους δικούς μας 'αστείους' νομοθέτες που επιμένουν να αποφασίζουν και να διατάζουν με το θυμικό παρά το μυαλό τους.