I don't get it. Are the criminals just nicer over there? If the cops didn't carry guns over here, there would be a big shortage of cops.

>the UK and irish police forces are very similar, both do not, as a matter of course, carry guns but do have special sections, the special branch, anti terrorist units, that do. most if not all of the hard core criminals do carry guns but shootings are rare and at least in ireland if the special branch are called in they are in trouble as over here our top police train with the special ops in the army, so they are going to win every time.