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Politics : Formerly About Advanced Micro Devices

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To: Bonefish who wrote (688762)12/17/2012 4:25:36 PM
From: Proud Deplorable  Read Replies (3) of 1584048
 
The police must also turn their weapons in

bbc.co.uk

19 September 2012 Last updated at 04:03 ET

Why British police don’t have guns By Jon Kelly BBC News Magazine

bbc.co.uk

But one thing is clear. When asked, police officers say overwhelmingly that they wish to remain unarmed.

A 2006 survey of 47,328 Police Federation members found 82% did not want officers to be routinely armed on duty, despite almost half saying their lives had been "in serious jeopardy" during the previous three years.

It is a position shared by the Police Superintendents' Association and the Association of Chief Police Officers.
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