i like guns.
given the choice i think id like to own a Lee Enfield .303
a Mk4 model. theres something about that gun that......
i like guns but were not allowed to own them in the way that some other "free" countries of the world allow.
I think you could own a lee enfield .303 funky moped.
If you're not going to use it then it could be deactivated and it would be simple.
If you want to fire it then we just all need to be sure that we're all safe. So you need to get a firearms certificate and show that you're a responsible person and you've got somewhere safe to use it. Probably a gun club and you might have to keep it there.
It's just that the freedom that most of us have not to be shot by some reckless idiot is greater than the freedom that someone has who likes guns.
The mistake people make is thinking that gun control is somehow there to stop criminals getting guns.
Really it's not, it's to stop reckless idiots shooting up the place or coming home drunk from the pub and shooting their wife/husband/neighbour etc.
The important question is what laws would you want to govern your use of that gun? If the law forbids its use, then no problem: you can use it for reaming out your drains.
And you wouldn't need ammunition, of course.