Quote Originally Posted by Zomboid View Post
And further:

https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulat...on-air-weapons

Up until the recent 2% rise, the number of offences involving firearms has been falling year-on-year since its peak in the year ending March 2004 (when 24,094 offences were recorded). The latest figure of 7,866 offences represents a fall of two-thirds (67%) since then (Figure 3.2):

- the number of offences involving air weapons has fallen by 10,868 offences (79%) since the year ending March 2003, when the National Crime Recording Standard (NCRS) was introduced, from 13,822 to 2,954 offences

I think this puts any other stats used here into the bin it deserves to be in.
This is exactly what I was hoping for. I really do not believe that the motive behind this review has anything to do with crime figures nor public safety as such. I am absolutely sure that there are other agenda at work.

A.G