The number of gun crimes committed in the United Kingdom has increased by 27 per cent in five years...

...and the number of firearms seized has quadrupled, despite the country having some of the strictest gun control laws in the world.
A middle-eastern gun runner told the news outlet that it is “easy” to bring guns to Britain and that he can sell the weapons for over £2,000, four times as much as he purchases them for in Europe.