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The murder of an unarmed police officer in Parliament last month has sparked a debate about why British cops don’t routinely carry guns. Shockingly, the main reason police are unarmed is because the officers refuse to carry guns. They have a sensible reason for not wanting guns, but it’s depressing. Every time someone is shot by the police in the UK, the case is referred to the Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC). In practice, this means the officer is investigate

Around 5,000 serving police officers and 50,000 members of the public lined the route from the Palace of Westminster to Southwark Cathedral for the funeral of PC Keith Palmer. The officer was killed in the line of duty during last month’s terrorist attack on Westminster. Yesterday PC Palmer’s body was brought to The Palace of Westminster after HM The Queen agreed to allow him to lay in state at the Chapel, St Mary’s Undercroft. This is considered a very high honor generally r

Since the fatal attack on British Parliament two weeks ago, armed police have been placed at every entrance. Security insiders have told The Observer that the reason PC Keith Palmer was guarding New Palace Yard unarmed was due to fears that guns might ruin tourist photos. Palmer was a retired gunner who served in The Royal Regiment of Artillery and was familiar with a range of high-powered weapons. Despite this, he was not armed and had to face Khalid Masood with little to pr

Today’s terror attack at the Palace of Westminster has sent shockwaves through the British political establishment because a knife-wielding terrorist was able to penetrate ‘tough’ security. When I say tough let me clarify what I mean: every gate is guarded by at least ONE UNARMED police officer. The police constables are sometimes (but not always) assisted by yet more unarmed security guards from the Metropolitan Police P Division (Parliamentary Police). Behind the scenes, Me

LONDON, United Kingdom - Five suspected terrorists have been arrested in an operation to hunt down those responsible for the terror attacks in Brussels and Paris. Four were arrested in the City of Birmingham last night, another was arrested at Gatwick Airport in the early hours of this morning. West Midland Police say they arrested three men, aged 26, 40 and 59, and a 29-year-old woman. It is not clear whether the man arrested at Gatwick Airport was planning a repeat of the B

WESTMINSTER, United Kingdom - Police Scotland have warned Twitter users they "may receive a visit from us this weekend" if they post comments that do not comply its guidelines. The guidelines asked that tweets be "kind," "necessary" and not include anything "hurtful." The threat came from the official Twitter account of the Glasgow police division. It read: "Think before you post or you may receive a visit from us this weekend. Use the internet safely." Read full article at T