Yeah I really dislike the idea of armed police wandering round with weapons all the time.
OTOH somewhere recently (here?) there was discussion and/or a link showing how long it would take to get an armed response unit to a crime scene, especially away from London. That seemed really slow to me. So I suppose many more police could be trained in firearms but only get issued with them when a need arises.
I'd add that it does seem that in quite a number of these cases the perpetrator doesn't really want to face up to the consequences of his actions and tops himself before anyone else gets a chance.
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