I wonder if the number of murders/accidental deaths by firearms reduced when the UK banned guns. I don't think so.
But then they went the whole way, in another hysterical act they banned.....
wait for it....
SHARP KNIVES!!!!!
But that wasn't enough, they had to write impossible to decipher rulesets that defined what constituted a dangerous knife.
It came down to the fact that a 10 inch kitchen knife was less dangerous than an 8 inch hunting style knife. But then added that the kitchen knife must be wielded in a threatening manner! But you only have to possess a hunting knife to be naughty.

All this from your elected officials.
Good grief.

At least here in the US you KNOW you have the best government money can buy.