Here is a most interesting article on the BBC about both how it is that British police are generally not armed and why it is likely to remain so:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-19641398
It could do with being a little more detailed I think but it gives a flavour of the issue (and an odd difference of view between the Police and the public).
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-19641398
It could do with being a little more detailed I think but it gives a flavour of the issue (and an odd difference of view between the Police and the public).