By Richard W. Stevens, Esq. When guns are outlawed, only the outlaws will sell guns. About three years ago, the British government all but outlawed private firearms ownership in Britain. Because one vicious killer used a firearm to commit multiple murders in 1996, victim-disarming politicians rushed to ban nearly all private gun ownership and possession nationwide. As predicted, when ownership of all guns becomes illegal, the buyers will shift toward the higher power weapons.
British criminals have all the guns they want.
Crime rates are soaring in Britain. Usually, when the government passes a law that causes problems for people, the citizens can petition the government to change the law. Gun prohibition, however, does more than just endanger citizens by preventing them from protecting their lives and loved ones. Gun prohibition damages the whole society by creating a huge opportunity for organized crime to prosper. Even if the prohibition law is later repealed, the organized crime elements might be entrenched with enough money and power to get into other legal or illegal businesses.