Should cops have guns

Answer 1

Sir Robert Peel put forth a set of principles for an ethical police force which form the basis of modern policing. Two of them are as follows:

"Police use physical force to the extent necessary to secure observance of the law or to restore order only when the exercise of persuasion, advice, and warning is found to be insufficient."

"Police, at all times, should maintain a relationship with the public that gives reality to the historic tradition that the police are the public and the public are the police; the police being only members of the public who are paid to give full-time attention to duties which are incumbent upon every citizen in the interests of community welfare and existence."

Observing these principles policemen in UK have been armed solely with batons for many years. However, the police deal with the worst element in society and need some protection from the extremely violent, so firearms for them are probably a good idea. Following the Peelian principle they should be as well armed as any member of the public.
no and yes because it could protect them but, it can also put them in danger.

Answer 2

in my opinion, definately. in some situations they are necassary but there should be stricter laws on their use and all cops should be equiped with tasers!

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Police officers should be appropriately equipped to deal with common threats.

In the US that usually means a handgun, in some places it means automatic weapons on a shoulder strap, in others there is enough mutual respect that an officer can safely be unarmed.lol roflz tee hee