In 1997 the UK governments imposed a nationwide ban on the purchasing and ownership of all handguns following the gun massacre in Dunblane, Scotland.

At the time we were told that such a ban would make the UK a safer place. When you consider that promise from politicians, it's clear that it has been a massive failure. In fact it's now made the UK into a far more dangerous place to live.

The fact is that when you ban weapons from society the only thing you succeed in doing is leaving decent law-abiding people defenceless. The criminals remain armed because they don't obey the law, remember - when guns are outlawed, only outlaws have guns.

In turn this actually encourages criminals to commit more crime, as their job becomes much easier when they know they'll encounter no resistance from their victims.

One thing has become clear; we need to try a new and different approach to crime, as the current method is proving to have a perverse effect. We now live in a dangerous and completely disarmed country where criminals rule the streets and good, decent people live in fear.

The idea of allowing citizens to own and use firearms for self-defence purposes is controversial but despite what the media want you to believe it's proven to be very successful in reducing violent crime around the world, with particular success being noted in the United States.

Huge decisions such as this should be based on knowledge of the facts.

Unfortunately British attitudes regarding gun control are misguided, and there is a tremendous lack of knowledge in UK society towards guns as self-defence tools.

This is something that I hope to be able to change by presenting the facts surrounding responsible gun ownership in a clear and easy to understand manner.

Please take the time to explore this website before dismissing this idea, I think you'll be surprised at what you learn.