In the UK we must keep our shot guns and firearms in a steel police aproved case, they must be sleeved and unloaded at all times in transit until you reach your shooting permission. Air rifles that reach over 12ft/lb come into the firearms category and the laws are much more strict. Hand guns are banned fullstop due to some nutter in Scotland (Dunblane) shooting kids up in a playground
As for air rifles well as long as kids with hoodies and baseball caps don't keep taking them out on the streets to impress their friends and shooting the local moggy (cat), then we should be able to continue i