Comments on: Issuing guns to all police officers

By: sjhoward

sjhoward — Tue, 20 Dec 2005 15:23:23 +0000

More people are killed with cars than knives, so let’s get the police to shoot all drivers too.

By: Bob

Bob — Mon, 19 Dec 2005 02:30:28 +0000

What a fanny. More people are killed with knives than guns, so yeah, the Police should be armed and should certainly shoot someone with a knife!

By: The Vol Abroad

The Vol Abroad — Wed, 30 Nov 2005 19:33:02 +0000

“Gun crime has been increasing in the UK. And though it is still more likely that criminals will not be armed than that they will, there are certainly increasing calls for police to be armed. The police themselves, and specifically the body that represents the most senior police the Association of Chief Police Officers (ACPO) are against it. But my sense is that most ordinary citizens grudgingly accept that police should be armed. However, there are some voices strongly against, and given that UK police seem to have a tendency to shoot the wrong guy, I can understand why this is.”