The British police on armed routine patrol

[bethan_b_bad]

In a little-noticed move, a small number of police officers are now routinely carrying sidearms while on patrol in parts of the mainland UK. How did this come about, and does it alter the relationship between the constabulary and the public

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[mephisto5]

"But with little fanfare at first, a policy of routinely allowing specialist officers to wear sidearms as they walk the streets of Scotland has come into being."

[gildinwen]

A+++++++
MTE!!!!!
WTF?!?!?!?!?!?
(You get the idea)