[PapaBear3625]

Guns are not banned in the UK. They are way more heavily regulated than in the US, but they are not banned and there are a heck of a lot of gun owners in the UK. A lot more than people realise.

How many CCW holders in UK? How hard is it to own a semi-auto pistol or rifle?

[sinsofsolarempirefan]

No CCW holders. It is theoretically possible but only with the permission of the Home Secratary themselves and it would probably only be granted if they worked in an intelligence or LEO capacity. Semi-auto pistols are banned, as are single-shot pistols, but 6 shot black powder revolvers are not (go figure). Semi-auto rifles in .22 calibre are legal, higher calibres have to be bolt/lever action and have a magazine capacity of no more than 10 rounds (just enough for an old Lee-Enfield to qualify as legal).