Do Policeman in Great Britain carry guns?

Answer 1

Most regular police officers in the UK do not carry guns. They carry ASP Extendable batons and pepper spray. Most areas, however, have a small number of armed police on call. These units are called the Armed Response Unit (mobile patrol police) or the Specialist Firearms Unit (proactive armed police). When there is a serious manhunt in progress which involves a firearm, various equipment such as; taser guns, Attenuating Electric Batons, bulletproof shields and body armour, MP5Ks and G36s, sniper rifles, Glock 17 pistols and armoured cars may be used depending on the situation. The Rothbury Manhunt is a clear example of this.

You have the armed police section but there is also the Serious Organised Crime Agency which is the equivalent to America's Federal Bureau of Investigation. I think in the near future though, nearly probably all police in the UK, excluding Northern Ireland because they're already have armed police, will carry taser guns.

And then there is Military Intelligence-5.

Answer 2

most of the police in London carry mallets (the club sort of thing) and some police officers carry guns, some of these include:

the glock 22 chambered for the .40 S&W cartridge, which can hold up to 15 rounds.

Other sidearms include the Glock 17 chabered for the 9mm cartridge and has a 17 round magazine.- jbutler483

Answer 3

With the exeption of Northern Ireland, British police DO NOT routinely carry firearms although they do have nightsticks, tasers and pepper spray. There are specially trained armed units that are called-out in certain situations where every bullet is counted-out and counted-in.

Answer 4

No, not under normal circumstances, but there are Armed Response Units cruising in vehicles at all times which can get to an incident very quickly. The only place that the public are likely to see police carrying guns, are at airports where there might be a terrorist threat.

Answer 5

If you are asking about the police, ordinary policemen don't carry guns. If there is an incident where it is reported that someone has a gun, a speciaalist armed squad is sent to deal with it.

Answer 6

The majority of police in London (and the rest of the UK) aren't armed or have any firearms training. Incidentally, the majority of police in the UK don't want to be armed. There are highly trained firearms units which can be called upon if firearms are required. The only place you will ever see armed police patrolling is at airports which handle international flights and at certain ceremonies where the security of the officials in attendance has to be maintained i.e Trooping of the Colour

Answer 7

No, they don't. the only force in the English police allowed to carry guns is the Firearms Unit.