Apparently London's mayor is now enacting knife control policies to stop knife attacks. I wish I could say I'm shocked.....
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I've been there a couple of times for work. Couldn't wait to leave. A bunch of sheep. I had a few discussions with some of the locals. Some were ashamed and envied us in America while the majority were just sheep. -
Guess they should book an extra hour or 2 for a night out. Passing a background check for a steak knife will be a real date night downer.Comment
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Thats the exact same thing I see every time I'm in China. But waaaay more sheepish. When I am with a vendor in a car on a long drive ....they will unload on their envy of America, disgust in the pollution in china....etc etc.. All the things they can't speak out about in day to day life.Originally posted by tmstuk View Post
I know It a broken record comment....but until I started traveling the world and seeing first hand socialist/communist nations an speaking to the people I didn't understand how good we have it here.Comment
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Yessir!Originally posted by Man View Post
Travel is the BEST education a human being can have. But I also can respect that these other places on the globe also want what is best for their families just like everybody else. Everyone loves their child just as much as we love ours. People are truly people once all the political crap is stripped away!
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What do the cops in London carry?
Is it just a baton like the old movies, stun gun, pistol...honest question?Comment
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Originally posted by batmaninja View Post
Weapons used by Home Office police forces[edit]
Firearms used by police officers vary between police forces in the UK. The Chief Constable and Police authority of each force decides the number of firearms officers and type of police firearms available.
In 2010, 5.56mm calibre carbines were widely introduced in case of a Mumbai style terrorist attack.[2][3]
Firearms issued to Authorised Firearms Officers include:
Pistols[edit]
Glock 17 pistol.
Glock 26 pistol (issued to plain clothes officers of London's Metropolitan Police).
Glock 19 pistol (issued to South Yorkshire Police as a variant to the Glock 17 pistol).
SIG Sauer P229- (issued to West Midlands Police)
SIG Sauer P250 (issued to Cleveland police in 9mm, however not to Durham constabulary despite them sharing an armed response team)
Carbines and rifles[edit]
An officer of the Metropolitan Police Service guarding Downing Street with a MP5SFA3 semi-automatic carbine. It has an EOTech 512 holographic sight attached.Heckler & Koch MP5SF (used by various forces, including London's Metropolitan Police)[4]
Heckler & Koch G36 variants[5] (used by various forces, including Kent Police and Essex Police)
LMT Defender AR-15 variant (used By Cheshire Police[6] and British Transport Police)
Heckler & Koch G3 variant (used for sniping roles)[7]
SIG SG 550 (551 variant) (used by West Mercia Police), [8] (552 variant) (used by Derbyshire Police)[9] and (553 variant) (used by West Yorkshire Police and Staffordshire Police)[10][11]
SIG Sauer SIG516 AR-15 variant increasingly used by police around the UK [12][13]
HK417 Marksman Rifle (used by Surrey Police and West Mercia Police) [14][15]
HK416C (used by Hampshire Police) [16]
SIG Sauer MCX (used by various forces' Counter Terrorist Specialist Firearms Officers (CTSFO) including MPS, West Yorkshire Police and Police Scotland).[17][18]
Shotguns[edit]
Remington 870 shotgun (used by Greater Manchester Police)[19]Comment
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The majority do not carry firearms at all, but have batons and sometimes tasers. They have to call for an armed response unit if they need oneComment
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