2006-06-20 20:53:21 · 17 answers · asked by Part Time Cynic 7 in Politics & Government ➔ Law Enforcement & Police
If memory serves me correctly, the Bobbies are the only cops that have never carried guns. It was the way Robert Peele set it up
2006-06-27 07:49:58 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 2⤋
When you say regular police it confuses the issue slightly. The Metropolitan Police have a large number of officers armed on a regular basis. Anti terrorist, Royalty protection. Diplomatic protection, Firearms unit. Even the River unti has a highly trained firearms unit.
All other forces in Great Britain have firearms units, Dip Protection and the like and forces like Gloucestershire, Thames Valley etc have substantial royalty protection units.
Britain also has the Ministry of Defence Police who are all firearms trained and the vast majority routinely armed. I don't know the current force strength but it is about four thousand. There is also the Atomic Energy police who are a similar body and also mainly armed. I do not know about the British Transport Police but I would be completely amazed if they did not have firearms officers who are routinely armed and on patrol on the tube and mainline stations.
It follows that a significant number of British police are armed and I suspect that most countries with overtly unarmed officers have a significant number of covert carriers of firearms.
With the British position particularly there is a gulf between the requirements for a police officer to pass before he can be armed and those required by the MOD Police or UKEA. Also the Home Office police relicencing scheme is far more stringent than that of these two forces.
So I would suggest that there is a significant number of police carying guns. Particularly in the Metropolitan police and certainly in the MOD Police and UKEA.
2006-06-25 14:44:21 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, there are lots of countries where guns are not carried by regular police. I haven't researched it, but I would guess there are probably more countries whose regular police don't have guns than those that do.
2006-06-21 03:58:37 · answer #3 · answered by afk 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
In Iran regular police officers don't carry guns. When they contention in a dangerous situation (For example: Bank robbers) calling other group of police forces named (Special group). Special groups are armed by guns and armour (Anti-bullet).
2006-06-21 04:00:12 · answer #4 · answered by ±50% 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Good question considering our police do not carry guns
they manage to have armed police at the drop of a hat?
2006-06-21 04:26:14 · answer #5 · answered by Ollie 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
In France police officers don't carry guns. At least that's what i heard.
2006-06-29 15:13:46 · answer #6 · answered by venus 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No in most of the countries there are two tyoe of police one Regular polce with sticks and Special armed police with guns.It is in India,Pakisthan,Bangladesh,Britain etc.....
2006-06-28 08:05:47 · answer #7 · answered by leowin1948 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
police do carry guns in britain... you just haven't seen it... seriously, just look very carefully and you will see.. they have been carrying for quite some time now
2006-06-22 22:41:33 · answer #8 · answered by Weapon X 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They don't? Any police I ever see have guns... but I live in the UK
2006-06-21 04:05:29 · answer #9 · answered by Rox 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Ireland law enforcement doesnt carry weapons either
2006-06-21 03:56:39 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋