Should Police officers be armed?

[,elaboratedolls]

Hmm... Sort of. It depends were the crime is. Cause theres loadsa crimes here in chav ville

[Arron]

yes because each day is unique in the police.

[Yupt]

I reckon the police should be armed, lets face it, a Criminal with a gun vs A Policeman with a big stick. Who's going to win? Police know not to abuse their power and would know the consequences if they did.

[Jessicrawrr]

i agree with Yupt, the police are in danger because they aren't armed and some member of the public are armed with dangerous weapons.

[.iNova.]

You get a gun. Someone else gets a bigger gun. You get a bigger one, they get an RPG, you get a nuke, they get an EMP. yeh well whatever! Just no, it's stupid and unnecesary.

[GommeInc]

i agree with Yupt, the police are in danger because they aren't armed and some member of the public are armed with dangerous weapons.

If someone has a weapon they kinda make it obvious. A first responce police officer (or whatever their official name is) never needs a gun, they're unnecessary and dangerous so if someone calls 999 the chan ces are they would have a special squad sent to them to deal with a vagrant and his sharp, point weapon. Most crimes or calls for officers do not involve a use for them. Police officers do not need guns to go against a burglar (arguably the biggest crime in the UK). Knife crime usually results in it being too late, and an officer wouldn't need a gun because no doubt the call to police would result in the appropriate squad being called out e.g. special weapons or officers with tools to deal with knife crime. Gun crime is very rare, it's shocking alot of you assume it's common like some sort of GTA reaction to crime in the UK. We're not America, we do not need guns or armed police officers as it's a waste of money and time, and it's best not to arm the police with such weapons which could easily be stolen.

[Nemo]

If someone has a weapon they kinda make it obvious. A first responce police officer (or whatever their official name is) never needs a gun, they're unnecessary and dangerous so if someone calls 999 the chan ces are they would have a special squad sent to them to deal with a vagrant and his sharp, point weapon. Most crimes or calls for officers do not involve a use for them. Police officers do not need guns to go against a burglar (arguably the biggest crime in the UK). Knife crime usually results in it being too late, and an officer wouldn't need a gun because no doubt the call to police would result in the appropriate squad being called out e.g. special weapons or officers with tools to deal with knife crime. Gun crime is very rare, it's shocking alot of you assume it's common like some sort of GTA reaction to crime in the UK. We're not America, we do not need guns or armed police officers as it's a waste of money and time, and it's best not to arm the police with such weapons which could easily be stolen.

I somewhat agree, i think though that they should be used in the rougher areas (north london, south-east london etc.), but not elsewhere. The fact that many people in those areas do carry weapons and ARE dangerous means that they should be just as protected. And to ur last point Gomme, if someone is gonna steal a gun, they'd probably already know someone who could get them one anyway, so that isnt really a valid point imo

[GommeInc]

I somewhat agree, i think though that they should be used in the rougher areas (north london, south-east london etc.), but not elsewhere. The fact that many people in those areas do carry weapons and ARE dangerous means that they should be just as protected. And to ur last point Gomme, if someone is gonna steal a gun, they'd probably already know someone who could get them one anyway, so that isnt really a valid point imo

How does that person get a gun then? All firearms have to be licensed unless they're something like a BB gun or an air rifle (though the latter may vary, and are hard to get anyway). If someone is supplying those weapons then they must be getting them illegitimately, or building them using stolen parts and replicas

Although North London is potentially dangerous, gun crime and other weapons is quite low. Arming the police won't really make it any easier, and would be quite costly. The chances of one man and a knife against at least two officers is pretty low, and officers can get backup within minutes, with some officers carrying tasers and spray which are pretty effective.

[Nemo]

How does that person get a gun then? All firearms have to be licensed unless they're something like a BB gun or an air rifle (though the latter may vary, and are hard to get anyway). If someone is supplying those weapons then they must be getting them illegitimately, or building them using stolen parts and replicas

that's what im thinking , and if someone is prepared to steal a gun from the police, im sure they won't be against getting them through illegal ways.

[Richie]

If someone in my family was to go into the police force I would agree they should have weapons. If no-one from my family was from the police force I would disagree 'Weapons are dangerous so no'. Thats only because I'm bias .