Unpossible!

Don't they have laws that stop this sort of thing in the UK?  I could have sworn they did...

Five men injured in Homerton shooting

Five men have suffered gunshot wounds during a shooting in east London.  Police officers had been called to Homerton High Street to reports of gunfire in the early hours.  The ambulance service attended but no-one was found. Later, five men went to two separate hospitals and have been treated for minor gunshot injuries.
A police spokesman said there had been no arrests and appealed for anyone with any information about the shooting to come forward.