It's hardly a massive hobby in the UK (no, dearest Atlantic cousins, not because we're oppressed), though the shooting business is apparently worth around £2bn a year.
I doubt every single farmer or large landowner in the country has firearms, but many do, including my parents - so to an extent I've grown up around guns, principally air rifles (because within some limitations you don't need a license for them and minors can shoot with them), and shotguns. I doubt I'll ever win any Olympic medals, but I'm a sufficiently good shot to defend myself very well from hordes of rampaging clay pigeons!
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I shot a shotgun once. The 2nd ex wanted to take me hunting. I very nearly broke my upper arm because my little "hunting jacket" was very cute and far too tight for me to be able to bend my arm at the shoulder. 😂
I watch Midsomer Murders sometimes, and I understand that guns in UK must be for hunting only, and must be grandfathered in order to be legal.
