Flatbutt, was expecting and hoping your experience is what life is really like for the majority of the population away from what is reported in the news, thanks for confirming
In the UK there was a huge shift by the government to remove hand guns from the general population after the Dunblane school shooting back in 1996
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dunblane_massacre
Personally I think the government seized the moment and did the right thing, that moment has long passed in the USA as it would be an impossible task with too much money at stake too
Just to emphasis the point I'm not anti-gun in the slightest, enjoy a shoot with 9mm up to 50 cal hand guns at a range when I can and shooting a 50 cal sniper rifle is right near the top of my bucket list
Plenty of hand guns in the UK are in the wrong hands of inner city gangs who tend to shoot at each other.
I find some of the topics discussed on here fascinating so follow many threads with interest despite knowing nothing about the topic