Dont forget we had an idiot called Blair running Britain who did as his anti wife told him. As in the States people here vote on party lines rather than for whats good for the country. His party the Labour party ,the supposed voice of the working people ,who see/saw hunting [hats with hounds on horse back ] and shooting as the "upper classes" and was thus to be done away with. Animal rights campaigners who are are virtually prepared to kill to protect furry little foxes and precious little birds.
Plus the fact that we do have a large and powerful anti field sports lobby ,a paranoid police force ,who think all all gun owners are either potential mass murderers or terrorists. Add to this the fact our country is subject to E U laws and regulation that are constantly being imposed without question. Basically we are screwed.