Någon som vet varför brittiska poliser inte får ha vapen? Jag misstänker att Brittiska Imperiet har dåliga erfarenheter av underutbildad polis som får 3 rupier/dag - man vill ju lixom inte beväpna den gruppen
Eller var det kanske brittiska poliser efter WW2 som bestod av skjutglada x-soldater (som USAs polis idag består av underutbildade militärveteraner)
Hursomhelst så verkar de flesta gangster fatta - det funkar verkligen! Det där med att polisen inte har vapen....
Bjuder på ett svar till mig själv :
The issue of routine arming in Great Britain was raised after the 1952 Derek Bentley case, in which a Constable was shot dead and a Sergeant severely wounded, and again after the 1966 Massacre of Braybrook Street, in which three London officers were killed. As a result, around 17% of officers in London became authorised to carry firearms.
After the deaths of a number of members of the public in the 1980s fired upon by police, control was considerably tightened, many officers had their firearm authorisation revoked, and training for the remainder was greatly improved.
As of 2005, around 7% of officers in London are trained in the use of firearms. Firearms are also only issued to an officer under strict guidelines.[10]
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Police...United_Kingdom
Och med nya muslimska terrorister - så är väl siffran betydligt högre idag än vad den var 2005. - kanske tom 30%