Thank you for this insight. Does this mean, for example, a person may have an interest in hunting or fishing but have moved to the city for financial gains and that they go to the country for long weekends and vacation and that they keep their skills honed in this respect?Can't speak for the UK, but in the US there are more city hunters than rural hunters. Primarily because by population more people live in citys than rural areas. No doubt most of the inner cities, ghettos and high rise dwellers won't have a clue. Just because someone lives in a city doesn't mean that they don't know anything about hunting, fishing or survival. I would never underestimate what knowledge another person possess.
I, too, never underestimate anyone. It seems counterproductive to me to do so. Sun Tzu and all that.
We do have an edged weapon problem in the UK and sometimes that makes the news. I do not doubt that there are plenty of illegally possessed firearms in the cities too. After all class A drugs are illegal in the UK but folks get their hands on them if they have the will to do so.
I personally think the only thing that firearms registration does is to put law abiding people on a database. great for anyone who wishes to control others; not at all good for people who want to abide by the law, be left alone, and mind their own business.