Undisputable idiot dickery

Ceesman762 wrote: Now I feel old, I did Corps time from 87 until 92. "Of course, the majority of the ones I know are firearms instructors/gunsmiths with the NYPD." We may know some of the same people.  My father was a cop at the 40th in the South Bronx.

Ever spend any time at the range out there on City Island? Rodman's Neck? My father in law is the senior firearms instructor out there.

Arming the police so they can effectively do their job? Sounds logical!?

Curtis Sliwa of the Guardian Angels.

British police don't carry guns at all.

I don't think they should have them, as a person who spends several nights in Wayne, goes to school there, and works there.

Linus wrote: oreomann33 wrote: British police don't carry guns at all. Good job at being totally un-informed.

Good job at being a complete tool.  Again.

Linus wrote: Skillet42565 wrote: Linus wrote: oreomann33 wrote: British police don't carry guns at all. Good job at being totally un-informed. Good job at being a complete tool. Again. Ironic.

Ironic?  Am I the one spouting off like an expert on matters that I know little to nothing about?  Please, never reproduce, although I don't think that concern is high, I'd rather not risk it.

well its true that the british don't carry guns. it's sort of like that robin williams skit; "they just say, 'stop! or i'll yell stop again!'"

GI JOES SON wrote: well its true that the british don't carry guns. it's sort of like that robin williams skit; "they just say, 'stop! or i'll yell stop again!'"

Not all British Police officers carry weapons, but some do. Also Britain's laws involving the use of military in domestic situations are completely different than that of the US.

Also it is basically illegal to own a gun in Britain so there are alot less firearm related incidents.

GI JOES SON wrote: well its true that the british don't carry guns. it's sort of like that robin williams skit; "they just say, 'stop! or i'll yell stop again!'"

Actually, it's not true. While the standard police "bobby" in GB doesn't carry a side arm while on a walking route, they do possess fire arms. As the current system stands, at any given moment, there are roving patrol cars called armed response units which patrol neighborhoods in larger cities and act as regular patrol units in smaller suburban and rural areas. These patrol units carry 3 officers per unit in the city, all armed with extra armaments in the vehicles should officers on the scene require firearms. In rural situations, they typically are manned by 2 constable teams. The standard issue small arm for the ARU is the H&K MP5. They may also carry more specialized weapons such as the MSG-901 and G36C as well as Remington pump-action shotguns to make materiel available to the officers on the scene or in route should a situation arise when specialize weapons would be needed.

Units patrolling airports and other high-security-risk areas are generally armed with sidearms or sub-machine-guns as well. The British Nuclear regulatory agency police are also constantly armed as are the Ministry of Defense police. The only other force that carries their own side arms at all times is the Northern Ireland police force.

While they may not openly carry on the beat, weapons are available at a moments notice. The police in GB have come under scrutiny in recent years for not arming their every-day police forces as it has resulted in a rise in officer casualties as well as the fact that the violent crime and gun-crime records of the past 25 years have been proven to be falsified (artificially low) and there is a belief that many of the violent crimes/murders could have been prevented if an officer had ready access to a fire-arm to prevent the perpetrator from being able to carry out further acts rather than have the officer need to enter a hand-to-hand combat situation with said perp.