This petition was submitted during the 2015 to 2017 Parliament
Rejected petition Give all Policemen and Woman the automatic right to be armed
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In view of the constant terrorist threat in the UK it can now only be correct for Policemen and Women to be armed as a standard.
This will make it easier to lessen the loss of life for when say a 'lone wolf' terrorist is aiming to maximise casualties and needs to betaken out as soon as possible.
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https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/192544
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