Biting the hand that feeds what?
This story has zero to do with IT and I can't imagine that anyone outside of the gun lobby care. So why is this story here? It seems a minor tweak in the law and no-one likes the feel they've been targeted, so you can see the source of outrage in a minority of the minority.
Seems like a report made by someone who has mistaken the UK for the US.
Having a gun has never been that normal in the UK unless you were a farmer out in the sticks.