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I don't disagree with you, that people can jump to conclusions and some people treat every shocking incident likes these as some sort of terrorist incident, instead of just one lone wolf with a disturbed mind. But then that's just normal fear, and why terrorists act in the way they do.
And I disagree with the routine arming of all police officers. But we should continuing arming specialist firearms officers and consider altering our tatics to suit the threat.
An H&P MP5, as used by some UK forces, has a cyclic rate of about 650 per m, fully automatic. Most UK police are only allowed by the HO to use semi-automatic, i.e. pull the trigger to fire a round. The 2003 security incident, was from intelligence of a threat of terrorist action, to down a civilian airliner with a surface to air missile, an attempt was made at Baghdad airport that year.
UK police, like most European police forces, have tactics in place to deal with active shooters, as can be seen by the recent incidents in France. Whilst the killing of Jean Charles de Menezes was abysmal, I think our security forces should congratulated, thusfar, of foiling similar terrorist incidents.
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