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>In your country, police officers don’t carry guns? Correct. UK.

Samuel_Michon 13y ago
The norm is that police officers wear guns, the UK is an exception. But even in the UK, police carry guns and rifles during raids – especially if they suspect to be met with armed resistance (as was the case with Kim Schmitz). http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Authorised_Firearms_Officer http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Authorised_Firearms_Officer
- minimize_me 13y ago
  Not all raids, no.
  - Samuel_Michon 13y ago
    I didn’t say ‘all raids’.
- lmm 13y ago
  Did you read the page you linked to? Guns are only carried by specialized units. While said units will be called in if the circumstances seem to merit it, that's an unusual occurrence; the normal case, even on a raid, is that noone is carrying firearms.
  - Samuel_Michon 13y ago
    How does any of that contradict my earlier comment? If the police plans to raid a building which they suspect hosts armed suspects, like in the case of Kim Schmitz, surely they’ll send in units carrying fire arms.
- codeulike 13y ago
  Not that much of an exception. Countries where Police do not carry guns as part of normal duty: UK New Zealand Japan Norway Iceland Cook Islands St. Helena Falkland Islands Pitcairn Island sources: http://www.policespecials.com/forum/index.php?/topic/32618-countries-with-unarmed-police/ http://www.policespecials.com/forum/index.php?/topic/32618-c... http://www.dpreview.com/forums/post/50601024 http://www.dpreview.com/forums/post/50601024
  - Samuel_Michon 13y ago
    Half of the ‘countries’ on your list are UK territories and 5 out of 206 countries does hardly a norm make.
  - Peroni 13y ago
    Add Republic of Ireland to that list
    - Samuel_Michon 13y ago
      I find that interesting, as police officers in Northern Ireland (part of the UK) do carry firearms. I have to admit I know little about either Irelands, perhaps the situation in the Republic of Ireland is a lot less volatile.

The norm is that police officers wear guns, the UK is an exception. But even in the UK, police carry guns and rifles during raids – especially if they suspect to be met with armed resistance (as was the case with Kim Schmitz). http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Authorised_Firearms_Officer http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Authorised_Firearms_Officer

minimize_me 13y ago
Not all raids, no.
- Samuel_Michon 13y ago
  I didn’t say ‘all raids’.
lmm 13y ago
Did you read the page you linked to? Guns are only carried by specialized units. While said units will be called in if the circumstances seem to merit it, that's an unusual occurrence; the normal case, even on a raid, is that noone is carrying firearms.
- Samuel_Michon 13y ago
  How does any of that contradict my earlier comment? If the police plans to raid a building which they suspect hosts armed suspects, like in the case of Kim Schmitz, surely they’ll send in units carrying fire arms.
codeulike 13y ago
Not that much of an exception. Countries where Police do not carry guns as part of normal duty: UK New Zealand Japan Norway Iceland Cook Islands St. Helena Falkland Islands Pitcairn Island sources: http://www.policespecials.com/forum/index.php?/topic/32618-countries-with-unarmed-police/ http://www.policespecials.com/forum/index.php?/topic/32618-c... http://www.dpreview.com/forums/post/50601024 http://www.dpreview.com/forums/post/50601024
- Samuel_Michon 13y ago
  Half of the ‘countries’ on your list are UK territories and 5 out of 206 countries does hardly a norm make.
- Peroni 13y ago
  Add Republic of Ireland to that list
  - Samuel_Michon 13y ago
    I find that interesting, as police officers in Northern Ireland (part of the UK) do carry firearms. I have to admit I know little about either Irelands, perhaps the situation in the Republic of Ireland is a lot less volatile.