Yeah, but the really sad part is that their government has deprived them of the God-given right of self defense through firearms and even knives (which, by the way, are being outlawed if they have pointy blades). Yet the people still appreciate the fine workmanship of firearms and will buy even deactivated firearms if that's all they can have.
This proves that there is no God-given right that can't be taken away by bad governments, dictators and corrupt assemblies. I have no doubt that if the government was able to take away all the guns in the U.S., that there would be many people out there who would want even a deactivated one.
Look at it this way. You have some friends over to your London flat and you watch a riveting American movie like Dirty Harry or a few reruns of the X-Files. Afterwards, you go to your safe and open it and you produce a real deactivated Smith & Wesson revolver that has a real working action. Your friends oooh and awww over it and talk about how heavy it is and what it must be like to shoot one. After it's been passed around and people have taken pictures of themselves holding the gun on their little cell phones, they all talk about how neat it was and go their ways. You take the gun, wipe it down, snap it once or twice and wonder what it must be like to have a real one. But, no, only in that murderous gun-crazy land of the U.S. are the people actually allowed by their (for now) magnanimous government to own a gun. It's not any real sweat to you because you're weathy and can go to a gun club and shoot an overpriced gun you bought that now has to be kept locked up on the club's premesis when you're not using it. But what would it be like to actually shoot it and take it home and clean it there! Or to keep it in a drawer, loaded, for self protection.
These people live in a whole different world than we do. And I have no doubt that we'll be there if we keep electing the people we've been electing. Each new gun bill must be compromised. You give up a little and, in return, the opposition doesn't quite get everything it wanted, which are your guns. But the Brits and the Canadians, and the Australians are perfect examples of where compromise eventually leads.
Sorry to be so preachy, but it's worth remembering at times.
Smith & Wesson Model 6906: Deactivated Smith & Wesson Model 6906
Pistol with a 15 round capacity, chambered for 9mm. A fantastic looking
pistol with its Stainless finish and black grips. Deactivated with a working
action it can be stripped, cocked and dry fired. A superb looking example
in stunning condition. Comes in its own hard carry case.
Doesn't fire, but it comes with its own hard carry case. But where
would you carry it?