What guns do London's local police carry?

Answer 1

Heckler and Koch MP5's and H and K G36C's and a variety of low damage plastic bullet guns. They only used in Firearm related crimes and all airports and train stations. All airport police are equipped with G36C's.

Answer 2

Officers are typically armed with CS/PAVA incapacitant sprays, and a baton, which will be an expandable baton such as an ASP, or a solid, side handled one such as the PR-24 Monadnock. Tasers are also being slowly introduced in the UK.

Certain special police carry firearms, there are branches such as the Ministry of Defence Police and the Civil Nuclear Constabulary, as well as small units within the territorial police forces. They carry an extensive list of pistols, sniper rifles and some sub-lethal weaponry, summarised in the related link.

Answer 3

British Police services have there firearms units which officers within are armed with the standard police equipment (CS spray, baton, cuffs and the protective clothing). In addition these officers will carry tasers, additional protective clothing and be armed with the Glock 17 self loading pistols as sidearms, and the Heckler and Koch MP5 carbines as primary.

In addition to this certain forces for example the Metropolitan service have higher trained officers known as Specialist Firearms Officers or SFO's who undertake additional training and may carry and be trained in a more varied selection of firearms.

Answer 4

British firearms officers carry Glock 17's, the HK MP5's and sniper rifles when required.

Answer 5

they usually use Aviation · Firearms list · Uniform and equipment ·Vehicles

Answer 6

London Bobbies do not carry guns. Batons and pepper spray for beat cops. Special Units are armed.