Do Police Officers in London,England carry guns?
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The regular patrol officers, or Bobbies, do not carry guns.  The armed response officers, however, do.  1,750 officers in Britain, out of a total of 26,000 are authorized to carry guns.  The only police force in Britain to routinely carry guns is the Royal Ulster Constabulary.
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If memory serves me correctly, the Bobbies are the only cops that have never carried guns. It was the way Robert Peele set it up
728131
bcuz its the police, they use guns all over the world
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1 - How do you know they are illegal immigrants? You'd need evidence before the police took you seriously. Perhaps they are foreign students? I wouldn't try a citizens arrest in this case.\n2 - Americans, there is no INS in England, and most Brits don't carry guns, "shoot there brains out" is not a helpful answer, nor grammatically correct.\n3 - You can find details about illegal workers here: http://www.ind.homeoffice.gov.uk/ind/en/home/0/preventing_illegal.html\n4 - Or call your local police station (Kent police 01622 690690)
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Depends on where you live.\n\nIn New York City, you can't. That's why there is no crime there.\n\nIn one town in George it is mandatory that all adults be armed. And they really have no crime there.
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Here in the UK our Police Constables are called many things!\nThey do not carry guns, unless they have to, and gun crime is relatively rare. Gun ownership is rare too.\nTheir nicknames are all fairly obvious:\n- copper, cop - the old Eglish word 'cop' means to apprehend.\n- the Sweeney - rhyming slang, from Sweeney Todd (an infamous serial killer) rhyming with 'Flying Squad' (an old name for a specialised unit of police).\n - see the link below.
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No. Just look at them. Their riot police looks more terrifying than imperial warriors from "Star Wars", and even their normal police is armed to their teeth all the time and quite aggresive.\nBut most important of all, the current German police includes a large number of former East German policemen, whose job and duty was predominantly the oppression of the people and their opinions and expressions of freedom.
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I don't know about Delhi police, but in general its all the same all over India. \n\nIndian Police also use a lathi (a long stick) for riot control. There are two main types. A 2-3 foot lathi is standard issue in Central/Southern India and is made of bamboo & cane. A five foot lathi is widely used in Northern India and is made of wood and is metal studded. \n\nSemi-automatic pistols are more common in armed police battalions. However, all police officers and even Havildars have pistols of some kind - usually revolvers. The 0.32/0.38/0.455 inch revolver are the standard issued pistols among the police, however some have the 9mm FN-35 pistols.\n\nThe standard issued SMGs are the 9mm Sterling and 9mm STEN Mk.2/5. The Police Commandos use the 9mm MP5 for their daily duties. The .45 M3A1 and Thompson-M1 are also in service, but in very small quantities. The .303 Bren and 7.62mm Bren L4 are the standard issued machine guns. The standard-issued rifles are the 0.410 Muskets of which 90,000 are in service, the 0.303 SMLE No.1 Mk III and No.4 of which 500,000 are in service, the 7.62mm 1A1 SLR of which 100,000+ are in service and the 7.62mm 2A/2A1 with bolt action of which 400,000 were manufactured, but not all of them may be in service. \n\nThe 7.62mm AKM variants are issued to some police commando units. The 0.30-06 Garand M1 is also in service, but in very small quantities. The police also uses 2 inch and some 51mm mortars.
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Law abiding citizens can have all the guns they want. Everyone I know has at least one.  If the police show up to take my gun, well, there will be some shooting. It is my right to have one and to defend myself in my home. Badge or no badge, no one will get it without getting shot.
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Every range has its own rules, in the couple of ranges I use, they are family areas, husband, wives, and kids all go.  They even have special children events to teach them gun safty and things like that.\n\nSo you will have to ask your dad about his range.\n\n( ie, if it is the police range, normally they only allow police officers, but public ranges are normally open to all.
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I don't believe it is rare. I was almost shot by a policeman with his .45 caliber gun. I am just a mild mannered, middle aged computer programmer who was coding a program all night at a software company. I left the building at 3:00AM and accidentally triggered the alarm that wouldn't reset after attempting to reset it for 10 minutes. So, I left the building carrying my black name and address booklet in my hand. Suddenly, a huge, towering man approached me from behind ordering me to drop what was in my hands and put my hands behind my back. There was no police car present, no motor cycle present, and he did not identify himself. I thought he was a night watchman. I explained that I was an employee and had accidentally tripped the alarm. He screamed that I should not look at him and should drop what was in my hands and put my hands behind my back. It was dark out, and I couldn't see him well. He shined a bright light on me and looked through some kind of viewer which I now know was a gun. Eventually, after he demonstrated severe and frightening anger, I obeyed him and was handcuffed. I figured he was just some angry security guard. Moments later police cars arrived, and I was relieved that some professionals showed up. Those officers were very nice to me. But, the big guy who had initially stopped me, then revealed to me his gun and how close he was to having shot me. He repeated that several times and also stated he thought my name and address book might be a weapon. And, I didn't find out until the next day that he actually was a real police officer who worked foot patrol. I thought he was a guard by his wearing of a blue shirt instead of the black police uniform the other police wore. Had he only identified himself as a police officer at the initial encounter, I would have obeyed immediately.
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Depends on the situation. I do have a carry permit. I have carried in the past. I also actively hunt. For "everyday" no, I see no reason to at all.
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NOPE!!!! All states allow officers to operate their radar or laser gun from inside or outside their car
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The real reason for the controversy is the fact that the British have been systemmatically disarmed and neutered over the past 8 or 9 decades and so firearms are not a part of the culture here.\nNow that violent crime is rising, thanks in part to uncontrolled immigration from African states and Jamaica, and criminals are carrying guns, it is becoming increasingly necessary for some members of the police force to be armed.  When they shoot and kill, as in the case of the alledged bank robber, the media goes hysterical.  However I have a feeling that the average man in the street would approve of the robber being shot.\nWe are being slowly and surely undermined by left wing liberals.  It is a rot in British society.
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Handgun ownership is illegal in the UK and in the UK home invasion robbery is on the rise.  When a population is unarmed, then criminals can rampage the countryside without much danger of a homeowner protecting his family and property.\n\nThis is an ugly side effect of banning gun ownership.\n\nWe in the USA can still own guns and it is LAW given us by the Second Amendment.
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As a prior resident of Oneonta, New York, it was forbidden to have air guns, cap guns, or any guns excluding the use of police weaponry.\nMy brother was ticketed while shooting an annoying squirrl (which he missed), but he happened to do it as a police officer drove by.\nSo to answer your questiomn, it is illegal by the State of New York to hold any harmful weapon of any kind in ones pocession.\nSo if you have one, don't tell anybody. Or throw it away. \nYou can et a big ticket like my brother Jeffery the 2nd.\n\nGood Night!
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The military wants one to fallow orders & the chain of command. Some times they do let them have rounds other than in a war zone.\n\nThe police want you also to think on your feet and as another person said while you carry a weapon and may want to shot John Q Public one has to practice some restrain.