Came in a bit late with this one but I can assure you that criminals and terrorists do certainly exist in the U.K. I know because I spent over 30 years of my life dealing with them!
I applaud certain of your freedoms and your defence of the right to bear arms. Our gun and hunting laws are different and we have certain freedoms in that area that you do not; it's just kind of different that's all. Back in 1689 we had written our Bill of Rights under the reign of William & Mary. In it it had the clause 'the right to bear arms for self defence'. Sound familiar? No doubt when Tom Jefferson and his mates sat down to draft your Constitution and Bill of Right he would have been familiar with this Bill. A ready made blue print that just required a few tweaks here and there. It's just the interpretation that differs. Ours is interpreted as the inalienable right to self defence. When it was written the best the firearms makers could come up with was a crude matchlock so it loosely means you can defend yourself with anything that comes to hand. The best bit about this Bill of Rights is that as Parliament didn't make it Parliament can't change it. I suspect that they don't like that fact! Never mind; tough!
You stick to your rights as interpreted. The United States is both different and similar to the United Kingdom in all sorts of ways which makes for an interesting international friendship; and long may in endure. Lagopus…..
