November 2006 (UTC)

 Britain had (if I understand right) no gun control before about 1870 when a permit to carry a concealed weapon was instituted as a pure revenue measure.  The serious restrictions began about 1920 in fear of a socialist revolution.  In the last decade or two, the ratchet of ever-tighter gun restrictions has gone hand in hand with a steady chipping away at the rights of the accused.  — 05:02, 12