Since the recent Cumbria shootings and the incidents with gunman Raoul Moat, some say that if police were allowed to carry guns then they would have been able to stop people like the Cumbrian gunman Derrick Bird from killing and injuring others. This is a subject of fierce debate, some believe that if police officers […]
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Unfortunatly NO too many unlawful killings by police officers happen more then 6 times a year, and how can someone resist an anlawful arrest with a sub machine gun pointing in their face, under common law unlawful arrest is assualt and can be resisted, to remove this right is an act of treason refer to bill of rights 1688.
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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.
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LOLCATS!!!!!!!!!!
guns should be legal to cops!!!
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.
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The citizens of the UK should have their right to bear arms returned to them it was only taken away in 1920 it is not and never has been the responsibility of the police to protect you from violent crime.
What you dont agree with the above go and try and find where it says it is up to the police to protect you from violent crime,can you sue the police if they fail to do so? no you can not.
The UK public has been encouraged by the Goverment and media propaganda to “feel” safe while at the same time the Uk has degenerated to the point where it has the highest rates of violent crime in western europe.
The recent high profile examples of Derrick Bird and Raoul Moat being able to roam around killing UNARMED people is a good example of what happens when you disarm the law abiding citizens only the criminals and crazies are left, you can never prevent people from arming themselves if they want to the whole “ban” on carrying weapons is only a ban on the law abiding, obviously the government knows this so ask yourself what are the real reasons for the UK to disarm its citizens?
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If police get guns, the criminals get guns. What good would that do? All it would mean is that there would be more police deaths and times when the burgular would have to be shot. Killing someone should always be the absolute final option, and so should having a gun.
Why is having a gun a right? What good does it do you? How many of you who own a gun have actually had to use it? And don’t give me the “Guns deter criminals, that’s why I haven’t had to use it” because I don’t have a gun and my house has never been broken into. The only person I know who’s been broken into wasn’t in at the time, what use would a gun do then? Most likely the criminal would steal your gun and then go around using it on others, and it would then be in your name. What a “freedom”.
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Because they’re illgal to own, the main problem with firarms in this country is only the nutters and criminals have them. End of.