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The UK has relatively few armed police – but their specialist squads are hotbeds of ‘warrior culture’
Armed police are relatively rare in the UK. Just 4% of the 142,526 officers in England and Wales are armed (compared to all 708,000 in the US). In England and Wales only 6,677 officers are ...
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An Officer Is Charged With Murder. Colleagues Briefly Drop Their Guns.
In Britain, where guns are rare, armed police officers have set off a debate about the extraordinary power they hold, and the extraordinary risks they face. By Megan Specia Reporting from London ...