So the majority of users on this site are American, where cops carry guns.
I'm English and our police do not have guns, they have batons and occasionally mace spray and tasers. We do have armed police squads if needed though (sorta like US SWAT teams).
Today, 2 policewomen got shot and killed in Manchester so the question of whether our police should have guns has come up again, although most people think that they should not carry guns.
Fortunately, gun ownership and therefore shootings are very low in the UK, so police issue guns are seen to be unneccessary by the government. Also we don't want a situation where cops shoot first and ask questions later like what happens a lot in the US (no offence to anyone who knows or is a cop in america).
What are everybody's thoughts? Should regular police have guns or not?
I'm English and our police do not have guns, they have batons and occasionally mace spray and tasers. We do have armed police squads if needed though (sorta like US SWAT teams).
Today, 2 policewomen got shot and killed in Manchester so the question of whether our police should have guns has come up again, although most people think that they should not carry guns.
Fortunately, gun ownership and therefore shootings are very low in the UK, so police issue guns are seen to be unneccessary by the government. Also we don't want a situation where cops shoot first and ask questions later like what happens a lot in the US (no offence to anyone who knows or is a cop in america).
What are everybody's thoughts? Should regular police have guns or not?