POLICE SHOW ME ALL THE FIREARMS THEY USE IN THE ARMED POLICE!

[@earthcitizen7245]

good to see they aren't cheaping out on police equipment, this is high level stuff from HK and SIG Sauer, probably the best gun manufacturers currently

[@UniqueA1jtg]

@@earthcitizen7245 guess they must have known shanie and Leroy and Dominic hmm and all my £10 Jane Austen ! stolen right under the CCTV ain't that right prince yellow rubber gloves brow my bag is on the floor outside my room? You ment my black wallet in not your bro!

[@UniqueA1jtg]

Somome over there? Were that Leroy? You seem to be talking to someone out side my window you don't drink hooch nooch ask shanie as you and her seem very close isn't that right Paul that's why you say you with a crow bar behind your door? P

[@lewisofthehoood]

@@UniqueA1jtgyoure on a schizo rant

[@AutismicAdam]

the SA80 is HnK lol.. The brits dont cheap out ever.. We're known for it..

[@aleksiwilson2295]

​@@AutismicAdamdamn I never knew that, thought it was a British company

[@SkellingtonWheel]

"Point it in a safe direction" Immediately muzzle sweeps the cameraman. I lol'd. Interesting video though, thanks for sharing! Do you remember what the sight reticule looked like? Was it a dot or a ring?

[@BareBritainAudits]

@@SkellingtonWheel a red ring with red dot in the middle

[@br7dd]

@@BareBritainAudits Eotech looks like (:

[@durbanassassincosta5982]

Looks like eotech sight.

[@ashtongtv863]

Camera man never dies.

[@uk.teenage.female.clay.shooter]

EXPS 558 by the look of it...

[@jubear1493]

Fairly impressed that they let members of the public actually get hands on with their firearms.

[@logictified]

They can easily stop them.

[@jubear1493]

@@logictified Obviously. Wouldn't be the brightest spark whomever would be daft enough trying to run away with a nice shiny AR from a bunch of armed cops. If that's what you meant.

[@robw4633]

Blue tape - I assume that it's a training firearm. Exactly like a live edition, except they may only use blanks (extra carbon build up) and modified gas setting (due to blanks). You might find, knowing they're taking it to a demonstration, they might take the extra step of removing the firing pin, rendering it useless.

[@jubear1493]

@@robw4633 Plausible, cept those normally are marked as such, on the end of the barrel with some colour to denote as such and don't tend to have nor need all the bells and whistles attached to these.

[@MarcSherwood]

@@jubear1493 The firearms they would use in training would be functioning firearms, and fire simunition rounds. Which are marked with blue, and they would likely have some blue on the magazines. This appears more to be a decommissioned (temp) firearm, and the blue tape would help them identify it quickly. If something happens, they don't want to be going for a non-functioning firearm.

[@Jh19999]

Armed police in the UK are one of if not the best standard armed police in the world. Theyre training never stops. Very high skilled. Theyve trained thousands of American police aswel.

[@tyronetrump1612]

yeah... we thinks you got that backwards big time

[@Jh19999]

@@tyronetrump1612 not at all mate. You know nothing pal

[@Brettoh]

Having shared range days with UK armed bobbies, I can with certainty say their training should never stop… terrifying.

[@tyronetrump1612]

@@Brettoh i think the recurrent training is how to flee

[@Brettoh]

@@tyronetrump1612 I’d rather they were given the support to know every shot wasn’t career ending, I was commenting more on the actual weapon safety element more so tbh.

[@brighton59]

Great to see a couple of decent Police officers interacting with the general public

[@johnpeace23]

Interesting video, decent copper as well! Well done sir.

[@deniserodway7251]

Nice copper very professional should be used to protect police public , keep police safe

[@RoughWalkers]

Hands in pockets professional? I can tell you havent served 😅

[@OfficialLegend]

@@RoughWalkers He literally cant put them anywhere else

[@RoughWalkers]

@@OfficialLegend why does he need to he just looks bored

[@Grimreaperuk]

@@RoughWalkersI can tell u haven’t served in the uk 💀

[@RoughWalkers]

@@Grimreaperuk im ex british infantry pal i havr plenty of evidence please dont be another nutter trying to call me out when i have my proof uploaded.... dont be that person ... dont make yourself out to be a Tw@ iv fired live rounds and blank rounds with and without an Blank Firing adapted so please do not embarrass yourself by trying to call me out, im too busy to be arguing with idiots online about my service because franky, and with respect i really do not care what you think you are not that important to me so before you start with the abuse please save yourself the embarrassment Remember Wayne Cousins was a fire arms officer and we all know the culture with these armed police so dont try and insult me 💪🏼🤙🏼 have a nice day you nugget

[@Jrichards30]

Very helpful chap and polite I can’t see why people would want to hassle them

[@sothmusic8045]

Police should be like this officer , London Police need to learn from him, polite , respectful and wanting to share information

[@GNotts]

Those batton rounds are immense, I fired a few in northern ireland with my old man, would not want to take a round from that.

[@TheJamesm1980]

Was it true that a size d battery would sometimes get fired out of one

[@pendulum1997]

Blinded a few kids in NI those did

[@benjiman46]

​@TheJamesm1980 a D cell battery from one of the big torches would fit, but we were reminded that, that would be against the Geneva convention (using modified ammunition) 😅

[@GNotts]

@benjiman46 for sure. I went to an air museum not long ago and they had the old torches and batteries in the museum, brought back memories, they also had the original oat biscuits in a tin, taste like crap these days

[@JackulaHD]

4:30 "I would ask that you point it in a safe direction" - Guy immediately proceeds to flag the cameraman

[@Mike_5]

The 5.56 Carbines are now Colt's as the UK Police fell out with Hekler & Koch over pricing

[@WillGiven-g6j]

Ohhh, are we gonna see some Diemaco c8's I wonder.

[@PoliceBodycamVideos]

Or Sig Sauer like the SIG MCX alot of forces use now.

[@dorsets9295]

@@WillGiven-g6j MDP TFU use C8s already

[@DD-iy7ss]

No

[@WillGiven-g6j]

@@dorsets9295 I knew they were in Military hands. SF SFSG and the Marines have been using C's a while now. Just never imagined seeing plod rocking them.

[@macklee6837]

That was really cool! Thanks for sharing

[@UKReloader]

Proved empty or not, the number 1 rule is never ever point a firearm at anyone, yet the guy is pointing it directly at the person filming and flagging him at 4:45 not the lads fault as he probably doesn't know any better, but that copper should be telling him, and if needs be taking the firearm off of him. If you did this in front of any member of any rifle club in the UK, you would get shouted at and quite possibly kicked out of the club.

[@jizzmonkey9679]

I was in sportsman's a few weeks ago and a guy working there was reading a serial number of a semi auto northwest customs AR, I turned around and the muzzle was about an inch from my face 😂,I asked him to point it somewhere else, he responded with "I trust my colleagues to make sure its empty", I responded with "well I fucking don't, and why the fuck haven't you checked it as well".

[@stazzaproductions]

Pretty sure that the firearms they use in these demos are dummies / de-commissioned firearms and not service weapons, meaning that its not possible to fire them loaded or not. Could be wrong, That or the firing pin was taken out of it rendering it uselesss.

[@RealityCheck-FYI]

@stazzaproductions these are not ‘dummy’ weapons. 100% real, operational firearms. For this demo they have swapped out the live bolts for a ‘blue bolt’ which you can see through the ejection opening. They are the training bolts used for ‘Simmunition’ (or UTM depending on what training rounds this force uses, both are widely used throughout UK police). The bolts are then swapped back for live fire.

[@stazzaproductions]

@@RealityCheck-FYI as I said then basically the same thing as saying the firing pin was taken out, just swapped for training rounds, still a glorified airsoft gun at that capacity.

[@RealityCheck-FYI]

@@stazzaproductionsY@@stazzaproductions service weapons’. I acknowledge you also wrote that you could be wrong, so I was just providing the correct information for clarification. I have never used airsoft guns, only real ones, but if airsoft guns were able to be converted to fire 5.56mm NATO live rounds by simply swapping out the bolt carrier assembly, then it sure would be pretty much the same thing… but they’re not. So, no, it’s quite different using real weapons and it’s good to see police displaying to the public what they have available and giving them some hands on.

[@Radictor44]

Really interesting

[@Tprox]

"Sig 417" Says HK on the side. "Point it in a safe direction" Immediately points it at camera with finger on the trigger. *Me laughing in American*

[@BareBritainAudits]

@@Tprox 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@frostbitepokin9520]

FN? Isn’t it a HK lol

[@Tprox]

@@frostbitepokin9520 damn now i look like the dumb ass -_-

[@edwardvalivonis23]

It's actually Sig, semi auto version of HK

[@jonathanclarke4529]

Sig Sauer 417? HK417 no?

[@SkellingtonWheel]

I caught that too, I think he just misspoke. the first two were Sig 516s, but the third literally said HK417 on the side lol

[@HorseMeal]

Sig 716 is the model I believe

[@jonathanclarke4529]

@@HorseMealit says hk417 on the receiver

[@doeonkim8953]

Lol he literally zoomed in on it right after he said it😂😅

[@edwardvalivonis23]

​@HorseMeal Sig 716 is semi auto HK417

[@DaibhidhBhoAlba]

The firearms officer seemed like a decent guy, just a shame that he doesn't know the difference between an HK rifle and a SIG rifle!

[@ifell3]

This is where you don't want to ask too many questions, need to fly under the radar 😅

[@maxcullen3427]

Massively impressive firepower obviously basic gun safety on point sgt.🚔seems like great copper 👮🏻‍♂️ Great too see BIG RED KEY. Looks used always good to see

[@FlyboyHelosim]

Yeah but not very effective on most UK house doors. LOL

[@colp9492]

Sig 417 when it says HK on the side 🤔🤫

[@NickF14]

Easy to get one word wrong!

[@senator7352]

@@NickF14 If you're a firearms officer hosting a stand regarding the firearms, you should know what you're talking about, pretty hard to get HK and sig mixed up

[@NickF14]

@@senator7352 Not when you've just been talking about a Sig Pistol. Easy to get one word wrong. I assume you're a human who has never made an error yea?

[@gavinloken7877]

I had to replay that section over few times 😂😂😂

[@MentalWealthAI]

It may be produced by sig but licensed by HK or vice versa as a bespoke contract for the police. This is quite common, the a2 and a3 variants of the SA80 are also made by HK in totality or in part. Parts may be aquired from many different manufacturers on license for the same weapon at the behest of the customer and their specific needs.

[@paullangton-rogers2390]

These police seem to have moved away from the H&K MP5K assault rifles most armed police are seen with usually which are lighter and more compact with a retractabke or folding stock the same as SAS and SBS use.

[@stun5700]

So glad I’m army after seeing this

Fascinating.

[@BoBnotThat1]

So the old bill is better armed than the army 😜😂

[@almatt8310]

Is there anybody you didn't muzzle sweep that day 😄 ? Good video though 👍

[@paulsmith1807]

is sweeping the muzzle like grooming the wookie?

[@BeardedScottishGuy]

.. He is flagged the camnera guy and so many people! My god!

[@ThatchyThrone]

Some lovely kit. It's just ashame our government dont want to allow us civilians to get our hands on similar stuff.

[@zeb3144]

Pleasant officers.

[@Anonymous56657]

A pig is still a pig

[@danielmarshall4587]

"The Police Marksman will be taking out people at random from the roof of the gymnasium throughout the day, if you can stand in an open space and show your support for that"... all silly comments aside great vid cheers.

[@paulbromley6687]

I do hope they are now making a more in-depth review of police applicants for armed response teams. We need people with a healthy calm attitude preferably with no criminal record or history of overreaction .

[@RealityCheck-FYI]

@@paulbromley6687 Yes the process is fairly rigorous. Applicants must be signed off as suitable by supervisors at the levels of Sergeant, Inspector, Chief Inspector and Superintendent (Divisional Commander) before they even fill out their application for containing evidence of the behavioural competences. Once through the paper sift there is a 12 week Initial Firearms Course which teaches everything from weapon handling, to tactics, threat assessment and hundreds of scenarios. Once through all that every armed officer has to attend training every 5 weeks. At any time if they fall below the required standard (on operations or training) they are immediately suspended (either temporarily for retraining or permanently if serious enough). The VAST majority of these officers are highly trained, calm, collected, tried and tested individuals who can be trusted to do what is necessary when split second decisions are required. They are also just humble cops who serve the public and can be approached for a chat!

[@johndean6333]

The bit at the end if video cracked me up! Took a freebie for kids then another then another 😅

[@FlyboyHelosim]

Plot twist: the guy doesn't have any kids.

[@JustAnotherThisDJ]

the little red hammer of doom gave me flashbacks

[@geezerp1982]

fun fact AR-15s are LEGAL in the UK with a shell issue certificate from your county / city police chief

[@SHIIFTER]

Legal but compared to the US it's more restrictive and getting a certificate has more steps, interviews etc. We don't need them though, having ranges to try them is enough. Rather feel safe and not have the chance of a nutjob carrying one lol.

[@FirearmsGunGear]

I have one, and a HK MP5 in UK compliant spec, great fun

[@BLX187]

Really? interesting fact

[@FlyboyHelosim]

No shit, Sherlock. An AR-15 is nothing special, per se.

[@FirearmsGunGear]

@@FlyboyHelosim go sit in the corner and have a word with yourself

[@vs1callsignt-224]

wish they could do stuff like this near me

[@staceygranger]

Great video, just on what the officer was saying those are real firearms, as he explained the firearms was clear of ammunition, as a firearms holder, I would really like to know what exemption in the firearms act of 1968 they were using to allow non police individual to handle those section 5 firearms, even if the firing pins were removed, the bolt, barrel and receiver are all licensable parts and count towards a firearms offence if you have them in your possession, even for just one second.

[@BareBritainAudits]

@staceygranger wow I wasn't aware of any of this my knowledge on guns is not great

[@nonamegiven2024]

i would suggect the exemption in the firearms act is "they are plod" and can do what ever

[@staceygranger]

@@nonamegiven2024 yes, the police will do what ever they want, regardless if it is lawful. Not to make a big thing about it, but as someone who has authority for a section 5 firearm for my work, there is a crown exemption for the police themselves, that's not to let civilians play around with them even if they are unloaded

[@FlyboyHelosim]

@@staceygranger Strange take. At military shows you can hold assault rifles, light machine guns, all sorts.

[@tombrydson781]

7:62mmevery time great stopping power

[@stuartArmourer]

You can get the Sig 517chambered in 7.62 x 51 NATO

[@neilsbs8273]

The batton round has been used in on the mainland

[@DD-iy7ss]

Not in a public order incident, but has on individual armed deployments by armed police.

[@neilsbs8273]

@@DD-iy7ss Agreed, just correcting his statement. In fact someone I know, and no longer associate with, was hit by one in Suffolk.

[@charliew6024]

what happened to the g36

[@davidsivills3599]

Decent cops for a change.

[@anonymoushunter9808]

Theres plenty of them out there. Just not shown much

[@rocky76dude7]

No they are wholesome non thrill seeking public ,not gov servants .A role model to the world

[@jamiemacgregor1602]

One of the good police 😮

[@ajm7567]

interesting video bba bro and very respectful at the same time

[@Anonymous56657]

Tyrants 😡

[@ryanjohnston7844]

Good bits of kit

[@KeithFoad]

Sooner or later, for what justification, a police officer will always land up in court for killing someone

[@NewsNowYorkshire]

Haha mad video

[@MiaHarris-k6b]

Nice

[@Az-fb2gf]

the man flags every single person in this camera. His finger on the trigger. lol...

[@uzzy1364]

U still see g36 in the force as well

[@CriminalLyrics]

I Know Sarge had declared clear but much flagging of cameraman had me puckering so hard my seat came with me when I got up to go for a tinkle 😉

[@sepehratyabi2659]

sig sauer? literally says hk on the side

[@edwardvalivonis23]

It's actually Sig, semi auto version of HK

[@Takedownairsoft1]

This stuff is better than the sa80 the military gets 😂

[@wallbars8684]

But they still use 7.62mm rounds, same as SLR rifle used by British army in the 1980’s and still used in GPMG.

[@Josh-ru4dm]

@@wallbars8684 No they dont... 556....

[@wallbars8684]

He said the HK417 takes ‘762’, i.e. 7.62mm NATO rifle cartridge… en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heckler_%26_Koch_HK417

[@edwardvalivonis23]

​@@wallbars8684it used as marksman rifle

[@Irie-Trev]

God no nonit isnt fellar

[@joelhall5124]

This was pretty interesting, what was the event?

[@BareBritainAudits]

This was a public open day at Staffordshire hq

[@joelhall5124]

@@BareBritainAudits nice! We missed the TPV open day last month. Shame as I was looking forward to seeing the display by the dog unit.

[@BareBritainAudits]

@joelhall5124 I missed that unfortunately too

[@ClarkesonTheMarksman]

Where are the Mossberg 590's?

[@RageQuitSco]

Dont like police being armed when the pop arent especially these days

[@Irishman727]

They’re replacing the Glock with H&K SFP9s

[@davedavids57]

Every UK police force buys their own guns. That's why pretty much every UK police force uses different firearms. They typically buy off the secondary civilian market in Europe (as 99% of UK police guns are semi automatic only) via an AFD in the UK. It's going to depend what the senior firearms commander likes and cost. Added to that a gun can be in service 25+ years.

[@edwardvalivonis23]

​@@davedavids57bullshit, police gets what government buys

[@edwardvalivonis23]

I wonder why?🤔 even in other EU countries they switching from Glock to HK

[@davedavids57]

@@edwardvalivonis23 It's swings and roundabouts with police firearms. HK drop the price for some foreign police contracts, Glock drop the price for other foreign police contracts. Added to that given that the British Army now uses Glock that may encourage some British forces to buy Glocks. However modern Handguns will last decades and decades and there isn't much of a difference between the glock and SFP9 platform in functionality so I doubt many will switch if they don't have to. Although if they get a great deal on the civilian market the small number of guns bought by a police force may through up so additional unnecessary buying for contingency reasons.

[@stevengordon2145]

As i understand it firearms units here only have single & semi auto selector so whats the point..also that's an assault config on 5.56.. seems out of place for the task they do. Im not gonna get started on zreo NSPs...lets him sweep cameraman. The fact you made weapons safe..makes zreo difference. Im glad the policers have been given a much improved setup But at the end of the day these officers should be shipped off to do range drills & continuation training with specialists units SBS or SAS or at minimum placed on a variant of our ISTC-SOF's As in thier current operational state, would you trust them in a stronghold assault.. We expect a lot from these individuals, the home office should give them the very best training we have on offer, to carry out thier duty to the very best of thier ability's. Anything less is a disservice.

[@RealityCheck-FYI]

‘Single’ is Semi-auto. The safety catch goes from ‘Safe’ to ‘Fire’, that’s it. Yes, they are semi-auto only. I would counter your ‘what’s the point’ with what’s the point in fully automatic for this job? You’ll surely know every small arms shoot in the army is carried out with semi-auto fire, despite there being an automatic setting. That is designed for use in trenches or similar, very close with multiple enemies - and is almost NEVER used even by the army. Armed Police are very well trained in general, although the ARV shown here slightly less so than other police units such as CTSFO; who are interoperable with, train and operate alongside SAS & SBS.

[@Grey-wolf-eg9si]

The mp7 is the best cqc smg

[@Gunsandscience]

At 1:02 bro said sig sauer 417 it’s a hk417 not sig

[@akula2828]

4:34 ,,point it in a safe direction" immediately aims it at the cameraman. Lmao u can just tell apart the people that shot a gun in their life before and who didnt.

[@MbisonBalrog]

Is this a career day?

[@heavymetaljacketairsoft]

Eeerm that’s a HK 417 mr officer

[@camerontovey2315]

SFP9 good choice of firearm.

[@AthelstansSuccessor]

Police should be armed regardless

[@vsboy2577]

Do not be fooled the are military weapons

[@davedavids57]

They are semi auto. In 90% of the world they can be owned by civilians. The UK police typically buy them off civilian gun shops in the EU.

[@Smatnm]

@@davedavids57Surely they just buy them off a domestic distributor/dealer that is licensed to sell Section 5 firearms?

[@sahhull]

​@@davedavids57no need to go out of the country. UK gun shops can deal with them too without too much hassle.

[@DD-iy7ss]

What makes it a military weapon?

[@jizzmonkey9679]

​@@DD-iy7ss if the millitary use it I guess, I'm sure some millitary will have these in their arsenal, but I guarantee 1000× more sre used for punching holes in paper

[@FirearmsGunGear]

Bad drills at the start, couldn't tell any of those were clear, that's why he turned the first sig over so you could see the chamber

[@blackvirus9]

They should produce more equipment in UK instead of importing from other countries.

[@Nightfisheruk5062]

I’m sorry but I think he’s getting he’s firearms mixed up he said the H&K was sig ???

[@harryc1971]

Thought they all used Glocks, seem to have S&F level kit?

[@richardpeel6056]

The sniper rifle uses a 7.62 round the same roundthat is standard fo NATO infantry.

[@Hannymcfee]

7.62 isn't used by many infantry forces in NATO anymore, it's more of a machine gun round now

[@MbisonBalrog]

Is that Village People I hear in the background.

[@Staravora]

Bro pointing it at everyone and everything lol tf

[@moshuahatwell5188]

sig sauer 417 is it mate

[@cameron1999cam]

Sig Sauer 417? 👀 Sure it ain’t a HK 417?

[@dirtallott9915]

all i ask is can you point it in a safe direction,...points it straight at the camera man pmsl

[@BareBritainAudits]

@@dirtallott9915 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@fynnday6128]

Pointing it at the guy holding the camera... good job

[@Hoganhitshome]

It’s a HK 417 he doesn’t know what he’s talking about, you can see the HK on it

[@santashooter41]

SigSauer 417 ? i doubt it hahahah

[@AOD_AnkGrooger]

I'm so confused with the attachments on the guns. Grips seem incredibly basic and not agronomical (or beneficial for recoil) the HK with the sight, what tf kind of mount is that? I have never seen a mount like that in my life. Why is the front and rear sights still attached to the gun when you have put a Holo sight on (I assume EOTECH) - Front and Rear sights should be removed.

[@jubear1493]

Grips are down to personal choice, in this case they are foldable. Recoil mitigation comes down to who might be firing the weapon and again their personal choice of how they deal with any recoil. The HK's sight is mounted fairly well i'd say, in order to be compatible with the users line of sight when resting there face on the stock. Was there a cheek weld on the stock, the mount would need to be higher. The Eotech sights are the weapons primary sight, but it's ALWAYS prudent to have a backup should they fail, hence the foldable back-up iron sights.

[@AOD_AnkGrooger]

@@jubear1493 I've never seen military grade weapons keep the iron sights when they install attachment sights, but I guess having them as backup can make sense.

[@jubear1493]

@@AOD_AnkGrooger Happens very often :) A good few of the AR type/style of weapon integrate the back up sights into the top rail, so they can be a bit hard to know they are even there or spot when they are.

[@lewisofthehoood]

@@AOD_AnkGroogeryou never ever in your life seen an M4 with an acog?

[@alistaircunningham4951]

​@AOD_AnkGrooger normal to have back up iron sights to co-whitness with the eotech so that you can still use them if the battery fails or glass breaks

[@terrymurray24]

sick polie by mp

[@jillmaltby]

Really great copper makes a change no 2 tier lol.😂x

[@barrymac4431]

Not as powerful as the old military British made SLR

[@E-ToxicGames]

You’re literally flagging your cameraman

[@stuartArmourer]

UK police Semi Automatic only... The 716 in 6.5 Creedmore is effective ..used in Czech Republic full automatic I prefer the CZ BREN 2 OR the 805 A1 ....

[@FirearmsGunGear]

Loved my 6.5 creed bolt action Tikka, tack driver

[@FlyboyHelosim]

And your point is? Not even the military uses automatic anymore unless in extreme situations.

[@f.dmcintyre4666]

Oh it's okay to use them in Ireland... that's fine...

[@DD-iy7ss]

They’ve been used in the UK mainland by armed police, but haven’t been used in a public order situation like a riot on the UK mainland

[@DD-iy7ss]

@@RoughWalkers what are you on about?

[@DD-iy7ss]

@@RoughWalkers ah came up as notification for me, thought that comment was to me, can it isn’t now.

[@Jrhonda]

True patriots don’t forget

[@BareBritainAudits]

Excuse me And you do what as a patriot? Me using a open day to go round filming don't mean I've forgot nothing!.....I care about all aspects of my country not just those I choose. But thanks for your input 🫡🙏💯

[@hanadmohamed7740]

Decommissioned guns; they took extra precautions for demonstration purposes only; they removed the firing pin.

[@richard9444]

Loads of guns handed back , because no wants to do the job now

[@steffen36260]

Looks heavy does guns Could probaly use as baseball bat😂

[@Liam1991]

No MP5 or G36C?

[@SteRobboTroublesome8]

@@Liam1991 MP5 has mostly been retired. GMP used to use them I’m pretty sure they have the G36C now. It chops and changes with different forces. I believe there’s a few out there with HK416 in their arsenal too.

[@Liam1991]

@@SteRobboTroublesome8 yh, when I've been going on holiday from Gatwick, I've seen armed police a few times. They seem to patrol in groups of 2. One would have a G36C and another with an AR15. I'm guessing it's a HK416

[@pauldavies917]

Didn’t show side arm or typhoon f12

[@jizzmonkey9679]

Because his side arm was loaded and actually works.

[@benjamingossington1873]

Respect to those officers. But I still don’t trust them. 😂

[@Anonymous56657]

Lolllllllllllll you crack me up

[@ross.58008]

Need guns. Too many immigrants

[@RajKnowles]

I'm surprised they let the public hold the rifles. IDT an American cop would ever allow that.

[@GAJake]

Not randomly but they definitely let us at community events like this (hello from Georgia in the US)

[@1982seamus]

😂😂 and a normal English person can't own any of them guns

[@dedeferreira98]

in most european nations all cops have acess to most of this. In the UK they dont even have guns AHAHAH

[@SteRobboTroublesome8]

Yes they do???

[@dedeferreira98]

@@SteRobboTroublesome8 no they dont! Most Patrol Officers are unarmed. Only some armed teams are armed. Pretty ridiculous

[@SteRobboTroublesome8]

@@dedeferreira98 there are plenty enough armed officers to deal with the amount of firearms offences in the UK. Most officers carry less lethal options which for most of the policing in the UK is adequate.

[@dedeferreira98]

@@SteRobboTroublesome8 well my country is the 4rd safest in the world and every officer has a gun even tho guns are very rare, they are not the only lethal weapons around. You cannot say its adequate when they cant even control knife crime and when there are videos of Police Officers running away from a Chainsaw in the uk.. An officer cant guess who or what he is gonna face on a daily basis. You cannot guess who is coming inside a car and they might have a gun or any other lethal tools. Having Cops that needs to Run away and hide because they dont have the tools to protect you is very bad. There is a reason why no country likes the way British police works. Im sorry but unarmed policing is just ridículous. no offense to the officers themselves

[@pauldavison7105]

​@@dedeferreira98you are a bit clueless. It's decades since UK armed police was just a small group of dedicated teams. I live in a quite rural area and the whole of my local traffic/road policing unit is routinely armed open carry .

[@es-qc7lw]

lol from a met police officer

[@not2longnow]

*metrocommical

[@Jstar13]

What's the actual point in showing these though? Is it educational?

[@thecrocandsweepshow611]

While I FULLY get the whole interaction with the public business etc. Should that civilian really be handling a Section 5 firearm?! And I am asking as an ex military and ex FAC and SGC holder?! The 7.62 bolt action ok as those are Section 1 FAC.

[@deanmarsh1452]

Wouldn't these be Section 7? But yes totally agree.

[@thecrocandsweepshow611]

@@deanmarsh1452 not really If I acquired a working 1911 from say 1917 it would be section 5 BUT if I got it on section 7.1 (if I am correct that's own and displayed only NO firing) the other 7.3 (again IF I'm recall correctly) is they can be fired but must be stored at an approved club and only I can use it. And even then I'm not 100% sure how correct that is as our firearms laws are more complicated than string theory!

[@lorcan1091]

They’re literally infront of multiple police officers. No need to over control people

[@jizzmonkey9679]

Absolutely no law saying you can't handle section 5 firearms if with an authorised person, people seem to think that you can't for some reason.

[@Mike-ww3bq]

mate honestly what is your issue with it? legally its perfectly fine, but even just logically, the gun is unloaded and cleared by the cops, and more likely not even functional if they're letting the public touch them (with the firing pin/gas system removed, or perhaps modified to only cycle training/simunition rounds). and there are armed police right there... is your reasoning here based on misinterpreting the law and assuming its illegal to let civilians touch a restricted firearm they cant legally own, or are you giving an opinion that they shouldn't be trusted to handle these guns regardless of the law?

[@liam270784]

These are all HK's