Amsterdam fraid its not entirely true that loads of people have guns in the u.k. and most gun crime is kept within gangs and doesn't usually harm the public. Detroit had more shootings than the whole of the Uk last year. Like everywhere else in this god damn world its not completely the case, but compared to america, Uk is fine.
I find it strange that America strives to cling on to the ancient principle that it is better to let people have the oppurtunity to defend themselves when it has been proven to be so wrong and hundreds die.