Hypocrite?

In 1997 the UK banned virtual all handguns for privet ownership. However the effect of the hand gun ban did not show the reduction in crime some people had expected. But rather showed the increase in handgun crime that many opposed to the ban had predicted. The official numbers are as follows.

Involving Hand Guns---Offences---Injuries
1997-1998----------------2636---------317
1998-1999----------------2687---------339
1999-2000----------------3685---------352
2000-2001----------------4109---------400
2001-2002----------------5874---------648
2002-2003----------------5549---------640
2003-2004----------------5144---------590
2004-2005----------------4347---------780
2005-2006----------------4671---------1024

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