WWhunter

I have lived in many parts of the world and I hate to say this but your guy was a little misinformed. You can own firearms in the UK...its just a hassle with lots of red tape involved. Lots of places people think don't own guns but they do...just harder to get them. Take Japan for an example. Most people would think they are totally outlawed there. Not so!! As a mater of fact I bought quite a few guns while stationed in Okinawa. (Lets just say I brought more than 20 guns back from there). In some countries it is almost easier to buy guns than here in the US. In Germany I got my jagdshien (German hunting license) and as long as you have the authorization to buy a gun, you just walk into the gunshop buy what you want and walk out. Even for a handgun. The background check per se was done when you obtain the hunting license. (This is all a little more involved that what I have written but it is a condensed version.)