yes they should carry guns. serious incidents occur more often than not and they should be dealt with immidiatly. why should people be at risk of being killed from waiting for an armed team to arrive when a TRAINED police officer could deal with a promblem then and then. at the beginning of a hostage situation then is often a chance for someone with a weapon to take control and stop a certain person from gaining some of any hostages and in special situations he could stop the hostage taker completely and arrest them ! if national service was forced upon this country again i beleive the beleif of fighting for queen and country would come back again and there would less occasions where a criminal would try to cause a problem within the country because of the loyalty he has come into have and now respect.
