Just another example
Of Unintended Consequences. Banning guns means having a gun, any gun is a crime. No worse crime for a machinegun than a pocket pistol. This is what it comes down to. If you are going to jail if you get caught, why not use the most effective (common opinion) gun you can get. A SMG!
Same thing as happened with convienence store clerks. When the penalty for killing the clerk was the same as for robbing the store (<20 years actually served), murders of the clerks during the robberies went way up. Why leave witnesses. Modern Camera equipment has gone a long way to neutralizing that, but it still happens.
Crimes involving the use of guns is reported to be rampant in England today, and legal self defense is generally prohibited. So streetpunks run wild.
Sad to see a great nation come to this. Here there is a strong "you made your bed..." sentiment, regarding the state of English society.