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  2. List of police firearms in the United Kingdom - Wikipedia

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    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, 5.56 mm calibre carbines were widely introduced in case of an attack similar to the 2008 Mumbai attacks. [2] [3]

  3. Police use of firearms in the United Kingdom - Wikipedia

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    Armed police were rare by the turn of the century, and were retired formally in July 1936. However, after the Battle of Stepney in 1911, Webley semi-automatics were issued to officers. From 1936, firearms could only be issued by a sergeant with good reason, and only then to officers who had been trained in their use.

  4. Specialist Firearms Command - Wikipedia

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    Its officers qualified using the Smith & Wesson Model 28 or Model 19.357 revolvers, Browning Hi-Power semi-automatic pistols, the Heckler & Koch MP5 SD (Suppressed) submachine gun and the Remington 870 shotgun with some officers being trained and authorised to use the Enfield Enforcer 7.62 mm sniper rifle and Heckler & Koch 93 semi-automatic ...

  5. Firearms unit - Wikipedia

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    Certain police forces that have high gun crime rates have set up an FIU to gather intelligence on gun crime, or certain parts of the community it may affect. Possibly one of the most notable FIUs is the Metropolitan Police 's Operation Trident & Trafalgar , which initially only investigated gun crime involving the black community but has since ...

  6. Police firearm use by country - Wikipedia

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    The police in England and Wales do not routinely carry firearms. A 2006 poll of 47,328 members of the Police Federation of England and Wales found that 82% do not want officers to be routinely armed while on duty. [3] The UK Home Office reports annual statistics on the use of firearms by police forces. The use of firearms is recorded by the ...

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  8. Firearms regulation in the United Kingdom - Wikipedia

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    UK law does not provide a statutory definition for a "rifle". Most long firearms with rifled barrels will – by default – be classified as Section 1, and can be held on a firearm certificate. This includes single-shot; bolt-action; Martini-action ; lever-action (also called under-lever action); and revolver rifles in any calibre.

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