That UK police do not carry firearms really has nothing to do with whether the UK is heading in the direction of being a police state. Firearms are no more nec

That UK police do not carry firearms really has nothing to do with whether the UK is heading in the direction of being a police state. Firearms are no more necessary for oppression than the private possession of them is sufficient to fight against it. > and the cops themselves don't want to change that. I think that you will find that there is a minority of UK police who would welcome being armed with deadly weapons. Here's an article from 2017: "A national survey carried out by the Police Federation of England and Wales found more than a third of officers supported the idea of routinely being armed, compared to 23 per cent when the last survey was carried out in 2006. Another 55 per cent said they would be prepared to carry a gun if asked to – up more than 10 per cent." https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/armed-police-numbers-rise-uk-guns-tasers-terror-attacks-federation-survey-england-wales-a7963626.html https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/armed-police...