Postal police officers are armed, but their function is more like that of a security guard. They're generally deployed at or near airports and other large postal distribution terminals.
Yes, they are law enforcement officers.
Yes, Japanese police are armed.
Yes, police officers typically carry firearms as part of their duty to maintain public safety and enforce the law.
(in the US) Law Enforcement officers have always been armed.
British police officers normally don't carry guns unless they need to respond to a gun-related incident.
most police officers are required to carry a firearm at all times in the area of arrest power.
With the exception of the United Kingdom, all other European police agencies are armed.
More carry real guns. Basically all police officers carry guns. Not every officer carries a stun gun. For instance, the city where I live, which is a large city, does not issue stun guns, and neither does the county.
The only police to use firearms in the UK, are specialised groups such as the Civil Nuclear Constabulary, or special teams within territorial police forces. When the metropolitan police force was established, officers did not carry guns.
It depends on the State. In New York State, Agents or Officers of a SPCA are Full Time Peace Officers with Full Police Powers. In New York SPCA Officers carry, the same weapons as any police officer, included but not limited to handguns, long guns (patrol rifle), Taser, Batons, OC Spray.
Only Firearms Authorised Officers carry guns in the United Kingdom, and they typically are very few out of the entire police force of any given area, although there are a few exceptions in the United Kingdom where the majority or all police officers are armed, such as Northern Ireland.
It has a police force- the US Postal Inspection Service. They carry guns and require training and practice.
Not in the UK they don't ! The 'regular' police are limited to carrying a truncheon or baton, and a CS spray. Specialist (firearms) officers can carry hand-guns, automatic rifles and stun-guns.