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The armed police at airports, and those at Parliament, are the only armed UK police I've ever seen. (I'm a UK person, lived here all my life).
by tehwalrus 12y ago
The armed police at airports, and those at Parliament, are the only armed UK police I've ever seen. (I'm a UK person, lived here all my life).
- joncrocks 12y agoThey have them sometimes in central London, I suspect when there are specific events/threat levels are higher. I've seen them a few times when I've been walking round London, always a bit shocked when I stumble across them.
- Otik 12y agoI was once in a car that was pulled over at a speed trap in northern England, and noticed that they had guns on their hips. When asked, the officer said that they manned low-priority things like speed traps the majority of the time that they were on duty so they could rapidly respond to any firearms-related incidents. With how few of those we typically have, it sounds like an incredibly boring job.
- Marazan 12y agoYou'll often see armed police outside court houses for high profile or gang related cases in the UK