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Jeneral2885

(1,354 posts) Thu Oct 23, 2014, 12:50 PM Oct 2014

officers

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/terrorism-in-the-uk/11180092/Arm-British-police-says-US-intelligence-chairman.html

Well, I don't know enough about the pros and cons on armed ordinary British policemen (who are just as skilled as their American counterparts), but has armed police stop crime and terrorism more in the US than the UK?

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Posted in UK section as well: US Congressman says to arm UK police (Original Post) Jeneral2885 Oct 2014 OP

Have Armed police in the US Jeneral2885 Oct 2014 #1

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1. Have Armed police in the US

Fri Oct 24, 2014, 06:20 AM

Oct 2014

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stopped more high-level crimes or terrorists than in the UK?