If UK police had sidearms as standard, we would get a criminal arms race and far more police would get shot. And thankfully, most of the police know this, which

If UK police had sidearms as standard, we would get a criminal arms race and far more police would get shot. And thankfully, most of the police know this, which is one of the main reasons they don't want guns. For the same reason, if they were brought in, it would be almost impossible to go back again.