ARmy Rumour SErvice

Originally Posted by LeoRoverman

Never been comfortable with armed police, and thats as an ex constable. Don't get me wrong, I don't mind police drawing weapons for specific matters, but not this wandering about with em as I used to see as a cuzzie working all over the place. I think that it gives the wrong impression about the police indicating that they are merely reacting to events rather than controlling issues and in these areas impressions count. I was even against the proposals that Customs officers should be armed just because all the other European forces were. IMH experience you achieve far more by toning down authority. That said our two roles were very different but the principle remains the same.

Wrong thread? This has been discussed to no end on Arrse.


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Originally Posted by viceroy

Wrong thread? This has been discussed to no end on Arrse.


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Well if you say so, your the expert.

Originally Posted by RichieRichard

Interesting news snippet I saw in yesterday's Daily Mail on page 23 saying that the police force want the same type of assault rifles that the army have..

Keep up at the back (the Daily Wail, not you)

Originally Posted by Yeoman_dai

Why do the Police need silencers?

so that when they shoot the wrong fucker no one knows it was them ( wasn`t us guv honest)

Originally Posted by Pebbles015

Quite, it was the grenade launcher that got me, they'll be wanting miniguns and flamethrowers next

May also want army uniforms. Ah so that's the ploy the ARmy is actually expanding by including Police Regiments.

Originally Posted by Yeoman_dai

Why do the Police need silencers? I'd assume and feel free to dis-abuse me of this, that if a policeman fires his weapon then he wants it to make as much noise as possible so as to a) create the shock value to others not being shot at and b) create as much general noise and disturbance as possible to keep civvies away and if s/he's unfortunate enough to be caught alone then hopefully it will bring others to his/her aid?

Have you ever fired a short barrel 5.56 rifle without ear defenders?

Now try doing the same as you enter a small room, supressors also reduce muzzle flash, which is an important consideration if you are entering a building that is being used for the producition of drugs or various other criminal stuff like bootleg booze, fuel theft etc etc.

Originally Posted by stoatman

Nah, they just start issuing wider bullets to those with worn barrels ;)

Didn't the Krauts make a supergun that fired in exactly that way? Some huge artillery peice with each round numbered and had to be fired in order, after a couple of dozen it had to be sent back to the factory to be remade!


Never caught on for some reason.

Originally Posted by Yeoman_dai

Why do the Police need silencers? I'd assume and feel free to dis-abuse me of this, that if a policeman fires his weapon then he wants it to make as much noise as possible so as to a) create the shock value to others not being shot at and b) create as much general noise and disturbance as possible to keep civvies away and if s/he's unfortunate enough to be caught alone then hopefully it will bring others to his/her aid?

Because HK employ blondes with short skirts
Well that was the excuse given by the copper who showed us some of the cool toys sussex plod have in their armoury