You're more likely to see handguns in MI6 films, detective shows and gangster films than in general day-to-day life in the UK. Hunting rifles of course are an exception, but you need a license for those. There was a shooting incident that happened in the UK a while back which was done using a shotgun with a large amount of shells.
These kind of incidents also happen in other countries around the world though, not just america, like the Norway incident where 85+ people were killed.
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