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Originally Posted by naughtylaura
As stupid as it is, British police cannot shoot unless they are shot at, or see somebody about to shoot somebody else/ cause injury with a weapon. Only a very small minority of police are actually allowed to carry guns. They wont shoot unless it's a last resort... even if it means they're dead first!! Oh and they can't shoot and "kill"... they can only shoot at a leg/ arm etc. A law came out a few years ago where all UK citizens with guns had to serender their weapons... leaving only the criminals with firearms (and farmers).
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that's wrong on so many levels. they can shoot if they feel threatend, how many police with firearms have been shot and killed in the last 20 years? in fact how many police have been shot and killed, not many at all.
it's a good thing that only a very small - highly trained - police can carry guns, if you let every dimwit officer carry one there would be carnage. and they can shoot to stop, which in effect is shoot to kill, they don't have to shoot at arms or legs.
farmers tend to use shotguns and a licence is easy to get for anyone who doesn't have a criminal record. firearms licences are obtainable too.