Interestingly enough, Brits used to also have right to own and bear arms, but they lost it in early 20th century. That’s what happens with freedom, if you don’t watch it.
British people absolutely have freedom to own guns, just perhaps not in the way Americans do, but yes they are in no way forbidden nor is anyone's freedom in danger - I know lots of British people with guns, way more so than where I'm originally from(Poland). You apply for a permit, then a local officer comes over to your house to just make sure you have somewhere safe to store it and that's basically it, go and buy yourself a gun, no problem at all. If you know anyone who lives on a farm they will most likely own at least one shotgun, for shooting rabbits if nothing else.
No. In Britain, to even own a gun, you must argue that you have a “good reason” to do so. If you don’t have a good reason, you won’t get the license. In US, guns ownership is considered a right, and you do not have to justify why you want to exercise this right.
Second, the ownership license does not entail right to actually carry the firearms. Brits used to have this right, but it’s now gone forever, especially as handgun ownership is effectively banned altogether anyway.
UK only has twice as many guns per capita as Poland, by the way, and I think a lot of it is actually a remnant of era when Brits had more freedom.
