Why British Police Don’t Have Guns

The deaths of two female police constables have brought into focus the unarmed status of most British police. Why does Britain hold firm against issuing guns to officers on the beat?

It’s the single most obvious feature that sets the British bobby apart from their counterparts overseas.

Read on here.

 

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About Fr Stephen Smuts
TAC Priest in South Africa.

One Response to Why British Police Don’t Have Guns

  1. In this day and age, I think the “Bobby’s” should be armed, though perhaps keeping the weapon hidden. Especially with terrorism about. We all know they have weapons really behind the scenes, or at the secondary level.

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