@ foot...they are in jail forever, rightly so...not sure what that has to do with guns though. Lee Rigby was a soldier, on leave as far as I'm aware, certainly not on duty. He was run over then they got to him while he was unconscious. If he was carrying a weapon they no doubt would have took the weapon and shot at the armed response team that turned up...common sense in their eyes, no?

@ Helen, well put...hunting and sport is one thing, accidently bumping into somebody who thinks he's Clint Eastwood is another, and there are many examples. People with guns for "self defence" must, by definition, keep their firearms accessible and loaded at all times. That's not very reassuring...