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[–] 18752126? 0 points 1 point (+1|-0) ago 

Per capita, there are almost as many armed cops in England as there are in many parts of the U.S. They just have the luxury of high staffing so when then only have 30% armed LE, compared to maybe 60 or 70% armed LE in the U.S. (CSOs, volunteers, and Cadets are rarely armed) the numbers if armed cops aren't that far off, per capita.

I've been to London three times (I'll never return to that shithole) and I saw a fuckton of armed cops. They just also have unarmed cops to handle the non-violent police work.