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Originally Posted by adzii_nufc
The solution is simple, more armed officers in London, I think that's agreeable as a country, armed with a glock and an MP5 at all times, not secured away in their vehicle. These need to be normal beat officers trained to SCO19 standards and continue their normal duties like they have for their serving duration.
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Permanently armed with a sidearm yes, more powerful weapons no. By all means have them more readily accessible than currently with a level of training to use them to a reasonable degree but it's not possible to undertake a lot of day to day Policing tasks with a carbine in your hands.
Plus training a large number of officers to full firearms standards isn't a realistic scenario in terms of training time and cost. An extra two weeks basic training initially plus a few days each year is possible, 9+ weeks plus refresher courses every few months isn't.