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I live in a quiet backwater of England with a low crime rate. I was very suprised, after a sad incident where a chap started waving a gun about, to read that s
by jimnotgym 9y ago
I live in a quiet backwater of England with a low crime rate. I was very suprised, after a sad incident where a chap started waving a gun about, to read that some police who were on patrol did have firearms in the car (ie not a special SWAT team that we usually hear of). The incident ended up with a dead police man along with a dead perpetrator. Many felt that the policeman was rather gung-ho and if he had waited for proper armed support it might have saved his life
- digi_owl 9y agoI do wonder, to UK police have a similar system to Norwegian police (that are in general also not armed) where there are handguns locked in the patrol car? They still have to radio in to get approval from the commanding officer before arming themselves though. BTW, in recent years there have been a "temporary" general arming of the Norwegian police that have lead to a bunch of incidents (most of them accidental discharges as the issues handgun do not have the typical safety, as they were not intended to be carried on the hip for extended periods) including one where a officer fired a warning shot into the air...