The content/information in this book is second to none (obviously 'Armed police: inside the mets firearms unit' is a contender). The "baton gun" is authorised for use in situations where an offender needs to be incapacitated, without resorting to the use of conventional firearms.

AFOs and SFOs often wear a PASGT style ballistic helmet, rather than the peaked cap or custodian helmet.We don’t share your credit card details with third-party sellers, and we don’t sell your information to others. All of this leads to quite a large squad of specialist officers who concentrate on using firearms against violent criminals, hopefully not to the exclusion of wider policing concerns. Each police force operates an Armed Response Vehicle system, crewed by Authorised Firearms Officers.

Source) Furthermore, the unit’s predecessors were also present at the infamous 1980 Iranian Embassy Siege.The inner being made up of armed officers, and the outer of unarmed to prevent members of the public gaining entry and prevent traffic entering the affected area. The tensions over armed officers comes as Rowley tries to rebuild public confidence in his force following a series of scandals, including a serving officer who was convicted of kidnapping and murdering a young woman in 2021.

On 13 January 2016, following the November 2015 Paris attacks it was decided to significantly increase the numbers of armed officers in London. A number of officers have taken the decision to step back from armed duties while they consider their position. What is happening now is not people who are experiencing a sudden questioning of morally whether they want to carry a gun, or do they really feel that the law doesn't support them, they are engaged in industrial protest," he argued. The pictures give a great glimpse of how armed policing has changed over the years without disclosing their tactics and the policies with it. Authorised Firearms Officer are trained in the use of the standard issue firearms of his or her police force as well as battlefield medicine, which includes the treatment of gunshot wounds.Firearms officers are not required to give an oral warning if they are approaching someone who is believed to be intent on committing a suicide bombing. Due to equipment shortages, firearms issued to the police were often in poor condition and sometimes lacked a holster to accommodate the weapon, leading to them being concealed in the uniform tunic or tucked in the waistline of the trouser.