The Conservative governments led by Margaret Thatcher and John Major passed legislation that made gun ownership less extensive. Were these laws entirely necessary?

Shouldn't a British citizen possess the freedom to own a gun? Simply owning a firearm does NOT violate anyone's rights under British law. Nor does it infringe on rights to person or property. The state, in denying its citizens the right to own guns, has violated fundamental property rights. I feel that a person should possess the right to own anything, whilst respecting others' rights to person and property.

Tony Martin was arrested and jailed for simply defending his property. How could his arrest be justified or warranted? Mr. Martin merely defended his property rights in the manner he saw best fit at the time. If all homes possessed firearms, I doubt burglars would feel as confident in robbing homes and violating others' rights to property.

As stated earlier, the Conservative governments of Thatcher and Major passed legislation which curbed gun ownership. These laws were purely knee-jerk reactions to admittedly terrible occurrences. Nevertheless, there were no overwhelming dilemmas with firearms within British society at the time. People were not consistently being killed in the nation, as a result of the presence of guns.