Does banning something make it go away?
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No but those who ban it gain political capital for "being strong against X" where X the bogeyman of the day.
Succinctly summarises the modus-operandi of the UK Home Office's policymaking: Reactionary and fear-driven, where "fear" is defined as the current black-top newspaper headlines.
Nope, just pushes it out of public view.
It worked for drugs! /s
It makes it significantly harder.
Ie: try getting a firearm in most of Europe. Possible, but extremely hard, which is a major reason why there is so little gun violence compared to US.