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Jessica Shaughnessy
"The Home Office has rejected calls to arm all police. Policing minister Hazel Blears said: 'It is important that the police have a very close relationship with the public, and for them to routinely carry guns might put that relationship at risk.' Just over 7,000 officers across England and Wales carry arms, making up about 10% of the Metropolitan Police force and 5% in other forces.In a survey carried out by the Police Federation three years ago, 80% of officers questioned insisted they did not want to carry guns."
