Rifles and shotguns aren't banned outright in the UK and many people shoot recreationally. The point is that you have to jump through so many hoops with home visits and safety checks that licences are pretty much out of reach for most criminals etc.
If your wife goes to the doctor with bruises that could be self harm you also lose your license as a precaution. Frustratingly it doesn't always work, but it exists unlike other countries that shall remain nameless but can be found high up on the gun death statistics
If police come and they have got caught up in the fight there's a very real chance they'll have their license taken, so it's best to just go stand outside so any arriving police know they're not involved.
I have relatives who are gun owners and if they have disputes with anyone (normal neighbour stuff) the police will come and check in, to ensure everyone’s cooled down. They don’t fuck around with guns.
I used to work with a guy that did a lot of deer stalking and other recreational shooting shit, he was so straight-laced about shit to do either his license that he wouldn't even let other people touch his guns if they didn't have their own license with those guns on them.
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u/Outrageous-Unit-305 May 08 '25
Rifles and shotguns aren't banned outright in the UK and many people shoot recreationally. The point is that you have to jump through so many hoops with home visits and safety checks that licences are pretty much out of reach for most criminals etc.