STOP! Or I'll Say Stop Again....

No more. London police will now be carrying firearms.

Police would not say which armed unit was involved. Ordinary police officers in London do not usually carry guns, but some special units do, and armed police have become a more common sight on the streets in recent years.

Welcome to the 19th Century, the 20th Century, and the 21st Century my island friends.

Terrorism and evil people no longer arrive in a Bitzkrieg, led by high-stepping jack-boots and a madman with greasy hair and a bad mustache. Today, they sneak in and out of our public transit systems and prey on innocent souls.

Law enforcement must be armed with more than good intentions and a truncheon;

Usually uniformed police officers carry a truncheon or baton to protect themselves against violence. In England, Scotland and Wales firearms may be issued only to specially trained police officers, known as authorized Firearms Officers, and then only on the authority of a senior
officer. Authority is given when an officer is likely to face an armed criminal or when an officer is deployed to protect a person who may be at risk of attack. Officers may fire weapons only as a last resort if they believe that their or other lives are in danger.
Each authorized Firearms Officer is personally responsible for the decision to fire, and may be required to justify this action before the courts.
Most forces in England and Wales operate a system of armed response - vehicles patrol cars which carry weapons in a locked box - to provide a speedy initial response to a firearms incident.
In Northern Ireland, police officers carry firearms for personal protection.

Firearms? Used for personal protection? Ya think?!