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>As of March 2025, there are 2,782 registered firearms dealers in England and Wales. Scotland has about 335, and Northern Ireland around 86, for a UK total of roughly 3,203 gun shops. Sources: Home Office stats, Scottish Govt data, PSNI reports.
>UK gun laws are strict, banning civilian handguns since 1997, but over 2 million licensed firearms (mostly shotguns and rifles for sport/hunting) exist, sustaining ~3,100 dealers. Ownership requires rigorous licensing.
How can the UK have no guns when there's over 2 million guns?