I guess it depends on how the prescription meds affect you. If she’d taken them first and they’d already made her forgetful, or drowsy, or just a bit spacey, I can see how it’s easy to forget that you’re not supposed to drink and order a wine like you usually do without thinking.

The graph showing firearm homicide rates in England and Wales in your link seem to show a massive increase in firearm deaths even after the ban, but you’ve got to remember that the number of deaths we’re dealing with per year is comparatively incredibly small so the actual difference between the highest figure in 2002…

In England it is permissable to own a gun. There are just a LOT of regulations to go through in order to get one, and very strict guidance on what you can buy, how much ammunition you can have, where and how the gun and ammunition can be stored (ie. in a locked safe, must be separate, noone but registered keeper may…