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From: "billwood" <>
Subject: [POLICE-UK] Police and guns
Date: Sat, 5 Aug 2000 18:07:19 +0100

As far as I am aware mainland police (excluding Ireland) have never
been routinely armed. Access to firearms (and cutlasses) in the early
days was almost certainly fairly easy, but never for routine patrol.

I am pretty sure that Intelligence Service personnel are permitted to
carry guns. Not every Tom, Dick and Harry. Only those where their
field work necessitates this.

Any one else confirm - or reject this?

Bill

----- Original Message -----
From: "Janet McCrosky" <>
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Sent: Saturday, August 05, 2000 1:50 PM
Subject: [POLICE-UK] Question


> Approximately what date did police in England stop carrying guns?
> Are British Intelligence Service personnel permitted to carry?
> (This has to do with a novel I'm working on - and I live in the
States - have been enrolled on several UK lists to
> get information. If anyone on the other list ever mentioned it - I
neglected to write it down.)
> Janet
>
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