Absolutely not. There are aleady highly trained officers carrying a variety

Comment on Should All UK Police Officers Carry Guns/Firearms? by Bob.

Absolutely not. There are aleady highly trained officers carrying a variety of firearms. Police in the UK are not like other countries; they are soft and friendly. The majority have very poor tactical abilities; granted you do get several ex-military and a few with their wits about them. But I wouldn’t trust these new recuits with a peashooter, let alone a conventional firearm. UK police tactic is for as many as possible to jump on top of the subject without a second thought, they have no sense of personal protection in relation to weapon retention. Guns would go missing left…right…and centre!!!!

If anyone thinks arming UK police with a sidearm, when they are challenged by an armed subject with a long range rifle (or anything thats shoots acurately over 25-30 metres), must have zero knowledge of firearms.