PETITIONOpenPetition · petition.parliament.uk
Arm all police officers with firearms
We call on the Government to ensure all police officers can carry firearms, not just authorised firearms officers.
Last fetched 03 May 2026 · petition.parliament.uk
Signatures
46
signatures
Government response threshold (10,000) · 46/10,000
Debate threshold (100,000) · 46/100,000
Background
We believe having all police officers carrying firearms would make police reaction to emergencies that currently require specialist firearm unit to respond reduces the emergency response time as wouldn't have to wait for these units all officers could respond potentially save more lives