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((about||general information about British police firearms use| Police use of firearms in the United Kingdom))
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((Law enforcement in the United Kingdom))

Most [[Law enforcement in the United Kingdom|British police officers]] (except in [[Northern Ireland]]) are not routinely armed.<ref>((cite web |url=http://police.homeoffice.gov.uk/operational-policing/firearms/ |title= Police use of firearms &#124; Home Office|website=police.homeoffice.gov.uk |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090220125718/http://police.homeoffice.gov.uk/operational-policing/firearms/ |archive-date=20 February 2009))</ref> Instead, they rely on specially trained [[Authorised Firearms Officer]]s (AFO) to attend incidents where firearms are necessary. [[Specialist Firearms Officer]]s are usually trained to a higher standard than AFOs, because they are likely to be required to enter besieged premises. The vast majority of firearms used by British police are [[Semi-automatic firearm|semi-automatic]]. Police use of force regarding firearms was governed by the [[Association of Chief Police Officers]] (ACPO, dissolved 2015).

==Weapons used by Home Office police forces==
Firearms used by police officers vary between police forces in the UK. The [[Chief Constable]] and [[Police Authority]] of each force decides the number of firearms officers and type of police firearms available. In 2010, [[5.56×45mm NATO|5.56mm]] [[caliber|calibre]] carbines were widely introduced in case of an attack similar to the [[2008 Mumbai attacks]].<ref>((cite news|last1=Gardham|first1=Duncan|title=Military-style guns for police to fight terrorists on the streets|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/terrorism-in-the-uk/7594871/Military-style-guns-for-police-to-fight-terrorists-on-the-streets.html|accessdate=31 May 2017|work=The Telegraph|date=15 April 2010))</ref><ref name="Report9th">((cite web|title=Report on the Ninth International Law Enforcement Forum - International Law Enforcement Recommendations on Preventing and Countering Armed Attacks|url=https://www.interpol.int/Media/Files/INTERPOL-Expertise/IGLC/Report-on-the-Ninth-International-Law-Enforcement-Forum-International-Law-Enforcement-Recommendations-on-Preventing-and-Countering-Armed-Attacks|website=Interpol|date=2013|accessdate=28 May 2017))</ref>

Firearms issued to [[Authorised Firearms Officer]]s include:

===Pistols===
[[File:Thames River Police Boarding Teams in Olympics Security Exercise, London MOD 45153772.jpg|thumb|right|A firearms officer of the Metropolitan Police with a [[Glock]] pistol.]]
* [[Glock|Glock series]]
** Glock 17 (most commonly issued pistol among all Home Office police forces).<ref>((cite web |url=https://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-news/kit-weapons-armed-police-officers-13114286 |title=The kit and weapons armed police officers carry while patrolling our streets |last=Mears |first=Tyler |date=31 May 2017 |website=WalesOnline |publisher=[[Media Wales|Media Wales Ltd]] |access-date=25 December 2020 |quote="The officers secondary weapon is a Glock, possibly 17, which is carried in a holster."))</ref><ref>((cite news |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-36300597 |title=Do police have the firepower to tackle gun menace? |last=Shaw |first=Danny |date=17 May 2016 |work=[[BBC]] |access-date=25 December 2020 |quote="At a firing range in Northampton, 14 policemen and women, each carrying a Glock 17 self-loading pistol, are on their first week of training."))</ref><ref>((cite news |url=https://www.hmics.scot/sites/default/files/publications/HMICS%20-%20Review%20of%20Standing%20Firearms%20Authority%20for%20Armed%20Response%20Vehicle%20Crews%20within%20Police%20Scotland_0.pdf#page=30 |title=Review of Standing Firearms Authority for Armed Response Vehicle Crews within Police Scotland |author=[[Her Majesty's Inspectorate of Constabulary in Scotland]] |date=October 2014 |access-date=25 December 2020 |quote="In terms of the handgun, Police Scotland uses the Glock 17 pistol." |quote-page=30))</ref><ref name=firearmscurrentlyinuse>((cite web |title=Firearms currently in use |url=https://www.whatdotheyknow.com/request/558260/response/1346637/attach/html/3/ROCHE%20Full%20Disclosure.docx.html |website=WhatDoTheyKnow |date=4 March 2019 |accessdate=14 September 2019))</ref><ref>((cite tweet |author=Cheshire&NWales AAP |user=CheshNWalesAAP |number=1097042336499097600 |date=17 February 2019 |title=Weapons and armoury check today. Once the weapons are stripped, this allows officers to check for defaults and ensure smooth working order. #kitcheck #ARV #armedpolicing https://t.co/M4MrqEQ3nq |language=en |access-date=24 December 2020))</ref><ref>((cite tweet |author=Cheshire&NWales AAP |user=CheshNWalesAAP |number=1192397869317267457 |date=7 November 2019 |title=Out with the old and in with the new. The Alliance are about to upgrade all personal issue Glocks to the new Generation 5 glock and new torches. Same weight, some adjustments to hand grip and slide release to care for left handed officers #newkit #Glock #toughermoredurable https://t.co/zwf03T8yXo |language=en |access-date=24 December 2020))</ref><ref>((Cite web|url=http://www.dannycallcutphotography.com/tags/held/content/glock-17/|title=Glock 17|website=Danny Callcut Photography|date=2 August 2014 ))</ref><ref>((Cite web|url=https://www.flickr.com/photos/gmpolice1/4095943308/|title=Firearms Officers in Training|date=14 July 2009|via=Flickr))</ref><ref name=northumbriaplod>((Cite web|url=https://www.whatdotheyknow.com/request/firearms_equipment|title=Firearms equipment - a Freedom of Information request to Northumbria Police|date=18 July 2017|website=WhatDoTheyKnow))</ref>
** Glock 17M (Glock 17 variant issued to firearms officers of the [[Metropolitan Police]]).<ref name="firearmscurrentlyinuse"/>
** Glock 19 (issued to South Yorkshire Police as a variant to the Glock 17 pistol((citation needed|date=March 2020)), as well as to firearms officers of the Metropolitan Police).<ref name="firearmscurrentlyinuse"/>
** Glock 19M (Glock 19 variant issued to firearms officers of the Metropolitan Police).<ref name="firearmscurrentlyinuse"/>
** Glock 26 (issued to plainclothes<ref>((Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=pj3JDwAAQBAJ&q=%22metropolitan%22+%22glock+26%22&pg=PA53|title=The Browning High-Power Pistol|first=Leroy|last=Thompson|date=30 April 2020|publisher=Bloomsbury Publishing|isbn=9781472838087|via=Google Books))</ref> and firearms officers of the Metropolitan Police).<ref name="firearmscurrentlyinuse"/>
* [[SIG Sauer P226]] (issued to [[Sussex Police (Now issued with Glock 17)]]).<ref name=sussexplod>((Cite web|url=http://www.sussex.police.uk/features/specialistUnits/firearms.asp|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060105062513/http://www.sussex.police.uk/features/specialistUnits/firearms.asp|archive-date=5 January 2006|title=Sussex Police Uncovered - Tactical Firearms Unit))</ref>
* [[SIG Sauer P226#P229|SIG Sauer P229]] (issued to [[West Midlands Police]]).((citation needed|date=March 2020))
* [[SIG Sauer P320]] (issued to West Midlands Police to replace the P229<ref>((cite tweet |author=Birmingham Organised Crime & Gangs Team |user=Gangs_WMP |number=1255000307769192449 |date=28 April 2020 |title=Officers from @Gangs_WMP have executed a number of firearms warrants overnight at addresses across Birmingham, supported by @firearmsWMP &amp; @OSU_WMP. Searches are ongoing and updates to follow. One male is currently in custody. @WMPolice @IanGreenWMP @SuptGMorris @BhamUpdates https://t.co/uMqc2VtiRH |language=en |access-date=24 December 2020))</ref><ref name=wmpp320and516>((cite tweet |author=Firearms Operations Unit |user=firearmsWMP |number=1315539225379516417 |date=12 October 2020 |title=Another early shift start for C Unit ARV. Our weapons are the first thing we collect each morning. Top Right is my primary weapon. A Sig Sauer 516 carbine. Below that is my Sig Sauer P320 pistol. On the left are two magazines, a TASER with cartridges and my Captor 2 spray. MG https://t.co/UvwqUcERQW |language=en |access-date=29 May 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201012062620/https://twitter.com/firearmsWMP/status/1315539225379516417 |archive-date=12 October 2020 |url-status=live))</ref> and [[Lancashire Constabulary]]).((citation needed|date=March 2020))
* [[SIG Sauer P250]] (issued to [[Cleveland Police]]<ref>((cite web |url=http://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/greater-manchester-news/women-friendly-guns-move-985060 |title=> 'Women-friendly' guns move |publisher=Manchester Evening News |date= 12 March 2007|accessdate=2017-02-17))</ref> and [[Essex Police]]<ref name=essexplod>((Cite web|url=https://www.whatdotheyknow.com/request/equipment_used_by_armed_police_w_6|title=Equipment used by Armed Police within Essex Police - a Freedom of Information request to Essex Police|date=30 August 2014|website=WhatDoTheyKnow))</ref>)
* [[SIG Pro]] (used by Essex Police<ref name=essexplod/>)
* [[Walther P99]] (previously used by [[Nottinghamshire Police]]).

=== Submachine guns ===
[[File:Coronation of Charles III and Camilla - Before King's Procession (005).jpg|thumb|right|Firearms officers of the Metropolitan Police with a [[Heckler & Koch MP5#Variants|MP5SFA2]] (left) and a [[SIG Sauer SIG516|SIG 516]] (right) as well as holstered Glock pistols and [[Taser]] conducted energy devices.]]
* [[Heckler & Koch MP5]] (used by various forces, including the Metropolitan Police since 1977,<ref>((cite news|last=Dodd |first=Vikram |url=https://www.theguardian.com/uk/2009/oct/28/met-armed-police-patrols-london |title=Scotland Yard's commissioner scraps plan for armed police patrols in London &#124; UK news |work=The Guardian |date= 28 October 2009|accessdate=30 April 2015))</ref><ref name="firearmscurrentlyinuse"/><ref name=metpolmp5>((Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=I0YkDwAAQBAJ&q=%22late+in+1977+the+first+of+the+new%22&pg=PT99|title=Stop! Armed Police!: Inside the Met's Firearms Unit|first=Stephen|last=Smith|date=31 May 2017|publisher=Robert Hale Ltd|isbn=9780719824425|via=Google Books))</ref> [[Thames Valley Police]],<ref>((Cite web|url=https://issuu.com/pfoa/docs/top_cover_autumn_2012_final_single_pages|title=Top Cover Autumn 2012 Final|website=Issuu|date=23 October 2012 ))</ref> [[Greater Manchester Police]],<ref>((Cite web|url=https://www.flickr.com/photos/gmpolice1/4100023761/|title=On the Range|date=13 November 2009|via=Flickr))</ref> [[Cheshire Police]] and [[North Wales Police]] Alliance Armed Policing Unit,<ref>((cite tweet |author=Cheshire&NWales AAP |user=CheshNWalesAAP |number=1159185281565806593 |date=7 August 2019 |title=Training today was a hot one 🥵☀️ Keeping our fitness levels high is paramount to achieving the right results 💪🏼 The instructors enjoyed the day too! Can you not see them smiling? 😁😎 #AAP #firearms #focus #ARV https://t.co/sGzhu6UpW5 |language=en |access-date=24 December 2020))</ref> Sussex Police,<ref name=sussexplod/> [[Surrey Police]]<ref name=surreyplodhistorical>((cite web |url=http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/history-from-police-archives/RB1/Pt4/pt4FirearmsSupTeam.html |title=Surrey Constabulary: Part 4: A Policing Revolution: 1976-1992 |publisher=Open.ac.uk |accessdate=30 April 2015 |archive-date=24 May 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160524094851/http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/history-from-police-archives/RB1/Pt4/pt4FirearmsSupTeam.html |url-status=dead ))</ref> and West Midlands Police;<ref>((cite web |url=https://www.flickr.com/photos/westmidlandspolice/7690257016/ |title=Day 214 - West Midlands Police - Firearms Officer uniform and equipment |publisher=West Midlands Police |accessdate=13 February 2017|date=August 2012 ))</ref> includes fixed stock A2, retractable stock A3, and compact [[Heckler & Koch MP5#MP5K|MP5K]] variants,<ref name="firearmscurrentlyinuse"/> with the Metropolitan Police also having access to [[Heckler & Koch MP5#MP5SD|suppressed versions]].<ref name=metpolmp52>((cite book |last1=Collins |first1=Steve |title=The Good Guys Wear Black: The True-life Heroes of Britain's Armed Police |date=1997 |publisher=Century |isbn=978-0712677288 |pages=33–34))</ref> While normally issued in semi-automatic [[Heckler & Koch MP5#Variants|MP5SF]] form, select-fire versions are available.<ref name=metpolmp5/><ref name=metpolmp52 />).
* [[Heckler & Koch MP7]]

=== Rifles ===
[[File:422nd SFS, NHPD strengthen local ties through live-fire, field training exercises 210303-F-VS137-1069.jpg|thumb|right|[[Northamptonshire Police]] firearms officers with [[Heckler & Koch G36#Variants|Heckler & Koch G36C]] and [[Lewis Machine and Tool Company|LMT]] carbines.]]

* [[Heckler & Koch G36]] variants (used by multiple forces including the Metropolitan Police,<ref name="firearmscurrentlyinuse"/> [[City of London Police]],<ref name="Janes2007">''Jane's Police Review'', 4 March 2007</ref><ref>((Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-london-34820088|title=Lord Mayor's show in London marks Paris attacks|work=BBC News|date=14 November 2015))</ref> [[Police Scotland]],<ref>((Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-scotland-48140508|title=Armed police sent to 5,000 routine incidents|work=BBC News|date=7 May 2019))</ref><ref>((Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-scotland-scotland-politics-39260186|title='My friends call me Lara Croft'|work=BBC News|date=14 March 2017))</ref> [[North Yorkshire Police]],<ref>((cite web | url-access=limited  |archive-url = https://ghostarchive.org/iarchive/facebook/137302061069/10156599502471070 |archive-date = 2022-04-30| url = https://www.facebook.com/NorthYorkshirePolice/posts/10156599502471070 |title = North Yorkshire Police on Facebook  |website=[[Facebook]]))((cbignore))((User-generated source|certain=yes|date=March 2022))</ref> [[West Yorkshire Police]],<ref>((Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-bradford-west-yorkshire-12090538|title=Fear of explosives delayed siege house search|work=BBC News|date=29 December 2010))</ref> Cleveland Police,<ref>((Cite web|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/1544497/Easier-to-use-for-WPcs-the-ladies-firearms.html|title=Easier to use for WPcs, the ladies' firearms|website=The Telegraph|date=4 March 2007 ))</ref> [[Dyfed–Powys Police]],<ref name=dfp>((Cite web|url=https://issuu.com/pfoa/docs/top_cover_issue_5_lo_res|title=Top Cover issue 5|website=Issuu|date=10 December 2013 ))</ref> [[Bedfordshire Police]],<ref>((Cite web|url=https://www.flickr.com/photos/bedfordshirepolice/7400522532/|title=Firearms Support Unit - Airport|date=19 August 2010|via=Flickr))</ref> [[Kent Police]],<ref name=kentplodg36andl104>((Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-kent-37101565|title=Dover armed siege ends with arrest of gun suspect|work=BBC News|date=17 August 2016))</ref> [[Northumbria Police]],<ref>((Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-tyne-38012160|title=Northumbria Police takes on more armed officers|work=BBC News|date=17 November 2016))</ref><ref>((Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-38290297|title=Does the presence of armed police reassure people?|work=BBC News|date=12 December 2016))</ref> [[South Wales Police]],<ref>((Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-wales-52677514|title=Coronavirus: Armed police called to 'knight' with sword|work=BBC News|date=15 May 2020))</ref> [[Northamptonshire Police]],<ref>((cite tweet |author=Northants Police |user=NorthantsPolice |number=1033609424638754816 |date=26 August 2018 |title=It’s race day at #Silverstone and our Firearms Officers are here to help you be safe and feel safe. If you see them, please do say hi 👮♂️👮♀️ #MotoGP https://t.co/XF0kUCKusL |language=en |access-date=29 May 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210508235411/https://twitter.com/northantspolice/status/1033609424638754816 |archive-date=8 May 2021 |url-status=live))</ref><ref>((cite tweet |author=Northants Police ARV |user=NorthantsARV |number=1236730864953970690 |date=8 March 2020 |title=#InternationalWomensDay Tonight’s Firearms Commander, leading from the front... https://t.co/M6FaTVfSGt |language=en |access-date=29 May 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210509141127/https://twitter.com/northantsarv/status/1236730864953970690 |archive-date=9 May 2021 |url-status=live))</ref><ref>((cite web |title=422nd SFS, NHPD strengthen local ties through live-fire, field training exercises |url=https://www.501csw.usafe.af.mil/News/Photos/igphoto/2002599211/ |publisher=[[501st Combat Support Wing]] |access-date=5 April 2021))</ref> Surrey Police,<ref name=surreyplodflickr>((cite web|last=Middleton |first=Ashley |url=https://www.flickr.com/photos/15051066@N03/8134032861/ |title=Firearms unit &#124; Flickr - Photo Sharing! |publisher=Flickr.com |date=27 October 2012 |accessdate=30 April 2015))</ref> Cheshire Police and North Wales Police Alliance Armed Policing Unit,<ref>((cite tweet |author=Cheshire&NWales AAP |user=CheshNWalesAAP |number=1240004136776630272 |date=17 March 2020 |title=Nearly the end of week 10/12 for the students on the initial firearms course...Barriacade shooting today in the beautiful fresh air of North Wales 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 😎👍🏼 ''It'''s been a long time coming but we'''re almost there!'' #AAP #Policetraining #stayfocused https://t.co/dw00Z2l4CJ |language=en |access-date=24 December 2020))</ref> [[Essex Police]],<ref>((Cite web|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/earth/wildlife/9501360/Helicopters-deployed-in-search-for-Essex-lion.html|title=Helicopters deployed in search for Essex lion|website=The Telegraph|date=27 August 2012 ))</ref><ref>((Cite news|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2019/12/02/schoolboy-12-killed-five-others-injured-following-hit-and-run/|title=Man arrested after boy, 12, killed and six others injured in 'deliberate' hit-and-run outside Essex school|first=Telegraph|last=Reporters|newspaper=The Telegraph|date=2 December 2019|via=www.telegraph.co.uk))</ref><ref name=essexplod/> [[Lancashire Constabulary]],<ref name="Janes2007"/> [[Norfolk Constabulary]],<ref>((cite tweet |author=Norfolk Police |user=NorfolkPolice |number=867746151528894465 |date=25 May 2017 |title=#WeStandTogether with our communities - our armed officers should not be something to be fearful of as this brother and sister found out https://t.co/DNpkXDKKxZ |language=en |access-date=24 December 2020))</ref><ref>((cite tweet |author=Norfolk Police |user=NorfolkPolice |number=1008293916012146688 |date=17 June 2018 |title=We have armed officers out on patrol again in #GreatYarmouth providing reassurance to #airshow2018 visitors. Enjoy day two of the show :) https://t.co/eBkiKqwy2J |language=en |access-date=24 December 2020))</ref> [[Gloucestershire Constabulary]],<ref>https://www.gloucestershire.police.uk/SysSiteAssets/media/downloads/force-content/gloucestershire/careers/police-officer/police-officer-recruitment-booklet.pdf#page=17 ((Dead link|date=February 2022))</ref> [[Merseyside Police]],<ref>((Cite web|title=Merseyside police on recruitment drive to deal with rise in number of shootings|url=https://www.pfoa.co.uk/blog/merseyside-police-on-recruitment-drive-to-deal-with-rise-in-number-of-shootings|access-date=2021-06-29|website=PFOA|language=en-GB))</ref> and [[Greater Manchester Police]]<ref>((Cite web|url=https://www.flickr.com/photos/gmpolice1/5114824800|title = Operation Vanguard 2010|date = 15 October 2009))</ref><ref name="Janes2007"/><ref>((Cite news|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2017/07/06/police-say-terrorists-may-have-involved-manchester-arena-attack/|title=Manchester Arena suicide bomber Salman Abedi may not have acted alone, police say|first=Telegraph|last=Reporters|newspaper=The Telegraph|date=6 July 2017|via=www.telegraph.co.uk))</ref>).
* [[Lewis Machine and Tool Company#LM308MWS and CQB MRP Defender|LMT Defender]] (used by [[Hampshire Constabulary|Hampshire]] and [[Thames Valley Police]] Armed Response<ref name=htvar>((Cite web|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/oxford-shooting-gun-crime-police-paradise-square-norfolk-road-a8340291.html|title=Police 'exchange fire' with armed man in Oxford|date=7 May 2018|website=The Independent))</ref><ref>((cite tweet |author=Thames Valley Police |user=ThamesVP |number=944145421429104640 |date=22 December 2017 |title=Our armed police officers are out and about today in the Thames Valley region! If you see them go and ask them what they want for #Christmas! 👋🎄😁 https://t.co/j5WgQmtMjI |language=en |access-date=24 December 2020))</ref><ref>((Cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/uk-england-hampshire-40022973|title = Armed police patrols increased in South| date=24 May 2017 ))</ref>)
* LMT LM7 (used by Northumbria Police)<ref>((cite tweet |author=Firearms Support Unit |user=NPFSU |number=1172124926662336513 |date=12 September 2019 |title=Test your knowledge. Anyone name this weapon? 🤔 . #firearms #npfsu #armedpolicing #firearmstraining https://t.co/TrbtB05VtR |language=en |access-date=24 December 2020))</ref>
* [[Heckler & Koch G3]] G3-SG1 and PSG-1 variant (used for sniping roles), G3K variant used by Metropolitan Police.<ref>((Cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/london/4607377.stm|title=Armed officers' anger at arrests|date=3 June 2005|via=news.bbc.co.uk))</ref><ref name="firearmscurrentlyinuse"/>
* [[Heckler & Koch HK33|HK53]] (used by [[Cumbria Constabulary]])<ref>((Cite web|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/crime/7880684/Raoul-Moat-police-armed-to-the-teeth-for-any-showdown.html|title=Raoul Moat: police armed to the teeth for any showdown|website=The Telegraph|date=8 July 2010 ))</ref><ref>((cite web |url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/10520061 |title=BBC News - in pictures: Hunt for Tyneside gunman Raoul Moat |website=www.bbc.co.uk |access-date=12 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110520152319/http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/10520061 |archive-date=20 May 2011 |url-status=dead))</ref>
* [[SIG SG 550]] (551 variant) (used by [[West Mercia Police]]).<ref>((cite web|url=http://oi55.tinypic.com/10x8sq8.jpg |format=JPG |title=Photograph |publisher=Oi55.tinypic.com |accessdate=30 April 2015))</ref> (552 variant) (previously used by [[Derbyshire Constabulary]])<ref>((cite web|url=http://www.eliteukforces.info/police/uk-armed-police |title=British Armed Response Unit |publisher=Elite UK Forces |accessdate=23 January 2016))</ref> and (553 variant) (used by [[West Yorkshire Police]]<ref>((cite web |url=http://www.yorkshirearmycadets.co.uk/cadets/ecoy/ereport3.htm |title= Yorkshire (N&W) Army Cadets|website=www.yorkshirearmycadets.co.uk |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091001020808/http://www.yorkshirearmycadets.co.uk/cadets/ecoy/ereport3.htm |archive-date=1 October 2009))</ref> and [[Staffordshire Police]]).<ref>((cite web |url=http://www.staffordshire-pcc.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/1PaulPickard-042.jpg |format=JPG |title=Photograph |publisher=Staffordshire-pcc.gov.uk |accessdate=2015-04-30 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924105549/http://www.staffordshire-pcc.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/1PaulPickard-042.jpg |archive-date=24 September 2015 |url-status=dead ))</ref>
* [[SIG Sauer SIG516]] (increasingly being used by police around the UK including WMP).<ref>((cite news|last=Dodd |first=Vikram |url=https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2015/jun/29/scotland-yard-creates-sas-style-unit-to-counter-threat-of-terrorist-gun-attack |title=Scotland Yard creates SAS-style unit to counter threat of terrorist gun attack &#124; UK news |newspaper=[[The Guardian]] |accessdate=17 September 2016))</ref><ref>((Cite web|url=http://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2017/jun/04/police-praised-for-stopping-london-bridge-attack-in-eight-minutes|title=Police praised for stopping London Bridge attack in minutes|date=4 June 2017|website=The Guardian))</ref><ref name="firearmscurrentlyinuse"/><ref>((cite web |url=https://www.ipcc.gov.uk/news/birmingham-accidental-firearms-discharge-investigation-complete |title=Birmingham accidental firearms discharge investigation complete &#124; Independent Police Complaints Commission |website=www.ipcc.gov.uk |access-date=12 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160406143607/https://www.ipcc.gov.uk/news/birmingham-accidental-firearms-discharge-investigation-complete |archive-date=6 April 2016 |url-status=dead))</ref><ref>((cite tweet |author=Firearms Operations Unit |user=firearmsWMP |number=1258626806917275650 |date=8 May 2020 |title=A busy week so far, another 2 x warrants conducted this time in West Brom @SandwellPolice earlier this morning #WeWillFindYou #WhosNext #FOU https://t.co/5dhMMHhbLG |language=en |access-date=24 December 2020))</ref><ref name=wmpp320and516 />
* SIG Sauer SIG716 (7.62x51mm version of SIG516, issued to firearms officers of the Metropolitan Police).<ref name="firearmscurrentlyinuse"/>
* [[HK416]] (Used by [[West Mercia Police]]<ref>((cite web|url=https://www.flickr.com/photos/b3alie/4706494873/sizes/l |title=All sizes &#124; Throckmorton &#124; Flickr - Photo Sharing! |publisher=Flickr.com |accessdate=30 April 2015))</ref> and Cumbria Constabulary<ref>((Cite web|url=https://cumbria-pcc.gov.uk/kendal-emergency-services-day/|title=Kendal Emergency Services Day|date=18 December 2018))</ref><ref>((Cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/uk-england-cumbria-40123959?ns_mchannel=social&ns_source=twitter&ns_campaign=bbc_live&ns_linkname=5938fd0de4b0831b6702fa5b%26%27Reassurance%27%20brings%20armed%20police%20patrols%20to%20Appleby%262017-06-08T16%3A20%3A09.106Z&ns_fee=0&pinned_post_locator=urn:asset:7e26a3ae-0c95-4c95-97f2-f450ea303a2c&pinned_post_asset_id=5938fd0de4b0831b6702fa5b&pinned_post_type=share|title = BBC Local Live: Cumbria for Thursday 8 June 2017| date=8 June 2017 ))</ref>)
* [[SIG Sauer MCX]] (used by various forces' [[Counter Terrorist Specialist Firearms Officer]]s (CTSFOs), [[Specialist Firearms Officer]]s (SFOs) and [[Authorised Firearms Officer]]s (AFOs) including the Metropolitan Police,<ref name="firearmscurrentlyinuse"/> Derbyshire Constabulary, West Yorkshire Police, West Midlands Police,<ref>((Cite news|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/tv/2018/09/06/ross-kemp-armed-police-review-uneven-investigation-rise-gun/|title=Ross Kemp and the Armed Police, review: an uneven investigation into the rise of gun crime|first=Michael|last=Hogan|newspaper=The Telegraph|date=6 September 2018|via=www.telegraph.co.uk))</ref> Police Scotland, Northumbria Police,<ref name=northumbriaplod/><ref>((cite tweet |author=Firearms Support Unit |user=NPFSU |number=1110857040694530048 |date=27 March 2019 |title=Today's training venue is a little different ' https://t.co/mUihwstEgy |language=en |access-date=24 December 2020))</ref><ref>((cite tweet |author=Firearms Support Unit |user=NPFSU |number=1159928654518018048 |date=9 August 2019 |title=Training in all weathers ☀️🌧🔥💧. They say it's character building 🤔 Maybe. It's also wet. Very very wet! 🤣 #npfsu #armedpolicing #wetandwindy #alltrainingisgoodtraining https://t.co/zSFOoxeDKM |language=en |access-date=24 December 2020))</ref> and Lancashire Constabulary.<ref>((cite tweet |author=Lancs Police ARV |user=LancsARV |number=890690536360824833 |date=27 July 2017 |title=Getting ready for the night shift! Guess how much this lot of personal kit weighs? #team3arv https://t.co/mwF144BWEo |language=en |access-date=29 May 2021))</ref>)
* SIG MCX Rattler (issued to firearms officers of the Metropolitan Police).<ref name="firearmscurrentlyinuse"/>
* [[HK417]] Marksman Rifle (used by Surrey Police<ref name=surreyplodflickr /> and Essex Police<ref name=essexplod/>)
* [[Ruger Precision Rifle]] (used by Northumbria Police)<ref>((cite tweet |author=Firearms Support Unit |user=NPFSU |number=1151216059313250304 |date=16 July 2019 |title=Scorchio today ☀️🌡 Great training at Catterick military ranges for our TRO's. The factor 30 was out in force! 😎 #npfsu #firearmstraining #rifle #armedpolice https://t.co/eXuv4GapZR |language=en |access-date=24 December 2020))</ref>
* [[Remington 700]] variant (used by police snipers during the [[2010 Northumbria Police manhunt|Raoul Moat]] manhunt)<ref>((Cite web|url=http://www.theguardian.com/uk/2010/jul/07/raoul-moat-tent-discovered-rothbury|title=Hunt for Raoul Moat: snipers sent to Northumberland|date=7 July 2010|website=The Guardian))</ref><ref>((cite web |url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/10583023 |title=BBC News - in Pictures: 'Siege' in Rothbury |website=www.bbc.co.uk |access-date=12 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140209072631/http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/10583023 |archive-date=9 February 2014 |url-status=dead))</ref>
* [[Accuracy International Arctic Warfare]] (7.62x51mm and [[Accuracy International Arctic Warfare Magnum|.338]] variants issued to firearms officers of the Metropolitan Police;<ref name="firearmscurrentlyinuse"/> also used by Essex Police<ref name=essexplod/> and Cheshire Police and North Wales Police Alliance Armed Policing Unit<ref>((cite tweet |author=Cheshire&NWales AAP |user=CheshNWalesAAP |number=1303008024743890949 |date=7 September 2020 |title=The Alliance have a number of officers who are rifle trained At this distance and elevation takes skill and practice 😎👍🏼 And yes one of them needs a haircut 💇🤣 #AAP #Policefirearms #oneteam https://t.co/UZRqHT7SHT |language=en |access-date=24 December 2020))</ref><ref>((cite tweet |author=Cheshire&NWales AAP |user=CheshNWalesAAP |number=1303362819388248071 |date=8 September 2020 |title=As well as shooting from buildings and outdoors the rifle officers from the Alliance train in our 100m indoor range with low light...on the hottest day in sept! 🥵🤔 Who planned this?! 😮🤣 #AAP #policetraining #firearms #oneteam https://t.co/WbrW7xJU3u |language=en |access-date=24 December 2020))</ref>)
* [[Tikka T3]] (used by Essex Police<ref name=essexplod/>)

In addition to the issued weapons above, [[AK-47]] variants have been seen in use with Metropolitan Police officers roleplaying as gunmen during CTSFO training exercises.<ref>((Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-34979910|title = Terror attack might prompt 'go forward' tactic, says Met|work = BBC News|date = 2 December 2015))</ref><ref>((Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-49733249|title = Facebook to use Met Police videos to recognise shooters|work = BBC News|date = 17 September 2019))</ref>

===Shotguns===
* [[Remington 870]] shotgun (used by [[Greater Manchester Police]]).<ref>((Cite web|url=http://www.theguardian.com/uk/2010/mar/25/ian-terry-unlawful-killing-inquest|title=Police officer unlawfully killed on firearms exercise|date=25 March 2010|website=The Guardian))</ref><ref>((Cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/8543493.stm|title = Officer tells of fatal PC shots|date = March 2010))</ref>
* [[Benelli M3 Super 90]] (used by Metropolitan Police firearms officers since 2004).<ref name="firearmscurrentlyinuse"/><ref>((cite web|title=SCO19 Weapons|url=https://www.eliteukforces.info/police/CO19/weapons/|website=Elite UK Forces|accessdate=12 November 2019))</ref><ref name=benelli>((Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=I0YkDwAAQBAJ&q=%22metropolitan+police%22+%22remington%22+%22benelli%22&pg=PT517|title = Stop! Armed Police!: Inside the Met's Firearms Unit|isbn = 9780719824425|last1 = Smith|first1 = Stephen|date = 31 May 2017| publisher=Robert Hale ))</ref>
* [[Benelli Nova]] and [[Benelli Supernova|Supernova]] (used by Essex Police<ref name=essexplod/>)
* Unidentified pump action shotguns used by Cheshire Police and North Wales Police Alliance Armed Policing Unit<ref>((cite tweet |author=Cheshire&NWales AAP |user=CheshNWalesAAP |number=976849949773172736 |date=22 March 2018 |title=Well done to the 12 officers who were successful in passing their shotgun course 👍🏼 #AAP #oneteam #scopehead! https://t.co/ddTNLRaw92 |language=en |access-date=24 December 2020))</ref> and West Midlands Police<ref>((cite tweet |author=Firearms Operations Unit |user=firearmsWMP |number=1037431195234172934 |date=5 September 2018 |title=Watch @RossKemp with the #FOU on @ITV Thursday 6th September at 9pm. The Armed Police. https://t.co/nGOyqjWKvd |language=en |access-date=24 December 2020))</ref>

===Riot guns===
[[File:Baton gun belonging to West Midlands Police (2).JPG|thumb|[[West Midlands Police]]-issue L104 baton gun with L18 sight]]
* [[Heckler & Koch HK69A1]] L104A1/A2 37mm riot gun for [[Plastic bullet|baton rounds]] (used by Metropolitan Police,<ref>((cite news|title=Met unveils new baton gun|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/2206941.stm|accessdate=7 September 2017|work=BBC News|date=21 August 2002))</ref><ref name=firearmscurrentlyinuse /> Kent Police,<ref name=kentplodg36andl104/> South Wales Police,<ref>((Cite news|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2020/05/14/knight-wielding-fake-sword-surrounded-armed-police-cardiff/|title = 'Knight' wielding fake sword surrounded by armed police in Cardiff|newspaper = The Telegraph|date = 14 May 2020|last1 = Lowe|first1 = Yohannes))</ref> [[Dyfed–Powys Police]],<ref name=dfp/> Hampshire and Thames Valley Police Armed Response,<ref name=htvar/> Lancashire Constabulary,<ref>((Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/newsbeat-49126905|title = What does it take to be a police officer?|work = BBC News|date = 26 July 2019))</ref> Northumbria Police,<ref name=northumbriaplod/> and Essex Police;<ref name=essexplod/> used with attenuating energy projectile and discriminating irritant projectile rounds<ref>((cite web |url=http://police.homeoffice.gov.uk/operational-policing/firearms/aep-dip/ |title=Less lethal options &#124; Home Office |publisher=Police.homeoffice.gov.uk |accessdate=2009-05-07 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090717062219/http://police.homeoffice.gov.uk/operational-policing/firearms/aep-dip/ |archivedate=2009-07-17 ))</ref>)

===Grenades===
* [[Stun grenade]]<ref>((Cite web|url=https://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-news/armed-police-storm-barricade-siege-19653046|title = Video shows moment storm house 'siege' with stun grenades and Tasers|date = 19 January 2021))</ref>

==Northern Ireland==
Unlike [[territorial police force]]s in [[England]], [[Scotland]] and [[Wales]], as well as the [[Garda Síochána]] in the neighbouring [[Republic of Ireland]], all [[Police Service of Northern Ireland]] officers are trained to use firearms and are routinely armed while on duty,<ref>https://www.psni.police.uk/globalassets/advice--information/our-publications/disclosure-logs/2008/organisational-informationgovernance/firearms_held_by_psni.pdf ((Bare URL PDF|date=March 2022))</ref> as were those of the preceding [[Royal Ulster Constabulary]]; many officers also carry firearms while off duty.<ref>((Cite web|url=https://issuu.com/pfoa/docs/top_cover_-_issue_12_-_web|title=Top Cover issue 12 by Mark Williams - Issuu|date=12 May 2017 ))</ref> Historically, RUC officers were issued with the [[Ruger Speed-Six]] revolver from 1979 onwards and had access to the [[Sterling submachine gun]] and the [[Ruger Mini-14|Ruger AC-556]] select-fire rifle until these were replaced by the [[Heckler & Koch MP5]] submachine gun and the [[Heckler & Koch G3]] and [[Heckler & Koch HK33]]<ref>https://www.psni.police.uk/globalassets/advice--information/our-publications/disclosure-logs/2015/operational-policing/missing_psni_firearms_and_ammunition.pdf ((Bare URL PDF|date=March 2022))</ref> rifles between 1992 and 1995, with the PSNI inheriting the Speed-Six revolvers and the Heckler & Koch weapons upon its formation in 2001; the Speed-Six revolvers were subsequently superseded by the [[Glock|Glock 17]] pistol from 2002 onwards,<ref>https://www.psni.police.uk/globalassets/advice--information/our-publications/disclosure-logs/2015/operational-policing/weapons.pdf ((Bare URL PDF|date=March 2022))</ref><ref>((Cite web|url=https://www.psni.police.uk/globalassets/advice--information/our-publications/disclosure-logs/2012/organisational-informationgovernance/psni_issue_weapons.pdf|title=Freedom of Information Request|last=|first=|date=|website=Police Service of Northern Ireland|access-date=))</ref> while [[Heckler & Koch G36]] variants were acquired to supplement earlier Heckler & Koch weapons.<ref name="Janes2007"/><ref>https://www.psni.police.uk/globalassets/advice--information/our-publications/disclosure-logs/2017/complaints-and-discipline/29032017/negligent-discharges.pdf ((Bare URL PDF|date=March 2022))</ref> L104 riot guns are available for crowd control purposes.<ref>((cite book|author1=Omega Foundation|title=Baton Rounds - A review of the human rights implications of the introduction and use of the L21A1 baton round in Northern Ireland and proposed alternatives to the baton round|date=March 2003|publisher=Northern Ireland Human Rights Commission|isbn=978-1903681336|url=http://www.nihrc.org/uploads/publications/baton-rounds-review-human-rights-framework-2003.pdf))</ref>

==Weapons used by non-Home Office police forces==
[[File:Female with SA80A2.jpg|thumb|A [[Ministry of Defence Police]] Officer on duty with an [[SA80|SA80 L85A2]]]]

===British Transport Police===
Most [[British Transport Police]] officers are unarmed. British Transport police AFOs carry:
* [[Glock 17]] pistol<ref name="BTPFOI">((cite web|title=Firearms used by British Transport Police - Freedom of Information Request 794-14|url=https://www.btp.police.uk/pdf/FOI%20Response%20794-14%20Firearms%20used%20by%20BTP.pdf|website=British Transport Police|accessdate=31 May 2017|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171117064752/https://www.btp.police.uk/pdf/FOI%20Response%20794-14%20Firearms%20used%20by%20BTP.pdf|archive-date=17 November 2017))</ref>
* [[Lewis Machine and Tool Company|LMT]] CQB 10.5" SBR carbine (may be fitted with [[suppressor]])<ref name="BTPFOI" /><ref>((Cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2015/dec/20/police-who-shoot-to-kill-may-get-greater-legal-protection-under-security-review|title = Cameron to review legal protection of shoot-to-kill police officers|website = [[TheGuardian.com]]|date = 20 December 2015))</ref>
* [[SIG MCX]]
* [[SIG 716]]

===Belfast Harbour Police===
Like the [[Police Service of Northern Ireland|PSNI]], [[Belfast Harbour Police]] officers are issued the [[Glock|Glock 17]] pistol.

===Belfast International Airport Constabulary===
Like the [[Police Service of Northern Ireland|PSNI]], officers of the [[Belfast International Airport Constabulary]] are issued the [[Glock|Glock 17]] pistol whilst on duty. Officers are also authorised to carry [[Heckler & Koch MP5]]s, similar to those used by the PSNI prior to the adoption of the [[Heckler & Koch G36]].

===Civil Nuclear Constabulary===
All [[Civil Nuclear Constabulary]] (CNC) officers are trained as Authorised Firearms Officers and are routinely armed while carrying out their duties. CNC officers carry:
*[[Glock 17]]<ref>https://cnc.jobs/media/1121/firearms-instructor-for-jobs-website-blurred-resized.jpg ((Bare URL image|date=March 2022))</ref><ref name="cncfoi">((Cite web|url=https://www.whatdotheyknow.com/request/227560/response/566622/attach/2/FOI%202014%20073.pdf?cookie_passthrough=1|title = Equipment used by Armed Police within the CNC - a Freedom of Information request to Civil Nuclear Constabulary|date = 30 August 2014))</ref>
*[[Heckler & Koch MP5|Heckler & Koch MP5-SF]]<ref name="cncfoi"/><ref>https://cnc.jobs/public/images/police-officers-image.png ((Bare URL image|date=March 2022))</ref>
*[[Heckler & Koch G36]]K and C semi-automatic variants (Fitted with integral ZF 3×4° sights,<ref>https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/246565/0446.pdf#page=21 ((Bare URL PDF|date=March 2022))</ref> [[EOTech]] holographic sights,<ref>https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/365642/CNC_Annual_Report_2014_15October.pdf#page=13 ((Bare URL PDF|date=March 2022))</ref> or [[Advanced Combat Optical Gunsight|ACOG]] telescopic sights<ref>https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/246565/0446.pdf#page=28 ((Bare URL PDF|date=March 2022))</ref>)<ref name="cncfoi"/><ref>https://cnc.jobs/media/1014/about-us-image.png ((Bare URL image|date=March 2022))</ref><ref name="Janes2007"/>
* [[Lewis Machine and Tool Company#LM308MWS and CQB MRP Defender|LMT LM7]]<ref name="cncfoi"/>
CNC officers also operate the armament on board the ships of [[Pacific Nuclear Transport Limited]],<ref>((cite web |url=http://www.pntl.co.uk/pntl-fleet/ |title=PNTL Fleet |publisher=Pacific Nuclear Transport Limited |accessdate=4 April 2011 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110614053446/http://www.pntl.co.uk/pntl-fleet/ |archivedate=14 June 2011 |df=dmy-all ))</ref> which specialise in transporting [[spent nuclear fuel]] and [[reprocessed uranium]] on behalf of the [[BNFL|British Nuclear Fuels]] organisation.<ref>((cite news |title=Nuclear fuel ship docks in Japan  |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/458551.stm |work=BBC News|date= 27 September 1999 |accessdate=27 August 2008 ))</ref> Such ships have an on-board escort of armed police.<ref>((cite news |first=Paul |last=Brown |title=Nuclear fuel ships to be armed with heavy guns |url=https://www.theguardian.com/uk/1999/jan/20/paulbrown |newspaper=[[The Guardian]]|date= 20 January 1999  |accessdate=27 August 2008 | location=London))</ref><ref>((cite news |title=UK British nuclear fuel ships armed|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/389545.stm |work=BBC News|date= 8 July 1999|accessdate=27 August 2008))</ref> The Civil Nuclear Constabulary use a range of heavier weapons up to [[Autocannon|automatic cannon]] of [[30 mm caliber|30mm calibre]] deployed on the ships.

===Ministry of Defence Police===
All Ministry of Defence Police officers are required to pass a firearms module during training (with marine units receiving additional firearms training that is specific to their role<ref>((Cite web|url=http://www.mod.police.uk/specialist/marine.html|title=Marine Units|website=mod.police.uk|access-date=11 May 2021|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210506085403/http://www.mod.police.uk/specialist/marine.html|archive-date=6 May 2021|quote=Training in the MP7 weapon system and in marine-specific firearms tactics training is also required.))</ref>) and are routinely armed unless they are posted to Crime Command.<ref name="modplodfoi">((Cite web|url=https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/498753/20160202_REDACTED_Reply_eCase_00790_RFI_2416_Re_MDP_Duties.pdf|title=FOI request regarding MDP equipment.|last=Upton|first=Philip|date=2016-02-02|website=Assets.publishing.service.gov.uk|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=))</ref><ref name="modplodfoi2">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/390675/MDP_Weapons_Redacted.pdf ((Bare URL PDF|date=March 2022))</ref>
* [[Sig Sauer P229]] Slowly being replaced by the Glock 17 to standardise with Home Office Police Services and the Armed Forces]<ref name="modplodfoi"/><ref name="modplodfoi2"/>
* [[Heckler & Koch MP7]]:<ref name="modplodfoi"/><ref name="modplodfoi2"/><ref>((Cite web |url=http://www.mod.police.uk/assets/img/Specialist%20Units/MDP-28-13-035.jpg |title=Archived copy |access-date=11 May 2021 |archive-date=22 January 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210122163659/http://www.mod.police.uk/assets/img/Specialist%20Units/MDP-28-13-035.jpg |url-status=dead ))</ref><ref>((cite web| url = https://www.royalnavy.mod.uk/news-and-latest-activity/news/2014/august/22/140822-mod-police-course| url-status = dead| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20140826190122/http://www.royalnavy.mod.uk/news-and-latest-activity/news/2014/august/22/140822-mod-police-course| archive-date = 2014-08-26| title = MOD police recruits complete Portsmouth's first firearms course ((!)) Royal Navy))</ref> General issue nationwide. Introduced in 2005 to replace the Browning HiPower, SA80 and MP5. The SF (Single Fire) Variant was produced to meet the exclusive request by MDP as its only user worldwide. Planned to be phased out of most roles and replaced with the Colt Canada C8.
* [[Colt Canada C8]]:<ref name="modplodfoi"/><ref name="modplodfoi2"/><ref>((Cite web |url=http://www.mod.police.uk/assets/img/general/MDP-013-14-270.jpg |title=Archived copy |access-date=11 May 2021 |archive-date=22 January 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210122163643/http://www.mod.police.uk/assets/img/general/MDP-013-14-270.jpg |url-status=dead ))</ref> Issued to Officers based at AWE, the Special Escort Group and Tactical Firearms Unit.<ref>((Cite web|url=http://www.mod.police.uk/specialist/tactical-support.html|title=Tactical Firearms Unit|website=mod.police.uk|access-date=11 May 2021|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210511043704/http://www.mod.police.uk/specialist/tactical-support.html|archive-date=11 May 2021))</ref>
*  [[SA80|L85A2]]<ref name="modplodfoi"/><ref name="modplodfoi2"/><ref>((Cite web |url=http://www.mod.police.uk/assets/img/general/specialist-static-1.jpg |title=Archived copy |access-date=11 May 2021 |archive-date=7 May 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210507025231/http://www.mod.police.uk/assets/img/general/specialist-static-1.jpg |url-status=dead ))</ref><ref>((Cite web|url=https://www.mod.police.uk/life-in-the-mdp/|title=Life in the MDP|website=mod.police.uk|access-date=12 December 2021|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211117004247/https://www.mod.police.uk/life-in-the-mdp/|archive-date=17 November 2021))</ref> Used by officers at HMNB Clyde and RNAD Coulport. Planned to be removed from service and replaced by the Colt Canada C8((citation needed|date=March 2019)).
* [[Lewis Machine and Tool Company#LM308MWS and CQB MRP Defender|LM7]]<ref name="modplodfoi2"/>

==Historical firearms==
In the past, police have been issued:

* [[Webley Revolver]]<ref>((cite book|title=Armed Police, The Police Use of Firearms since 1945|last=Waldren|first=Michael J.|year=2007|publisher=Sutton|location= England|isbn=978-0-7509-4637-7|page=4))</ref>
* [[Beretta M1951]] selected as the standard sidearm of the Metropolitan Police's [[Special Branch (Metropolitan Police)|Special Branch]] and [[Protection Command|Royalty Protective Officers]] in 1954<ref>((Cite web |url=https://worldhistoryproject.org/1829/9/29/founding-of-the-metropolitan-police-service-mps-of-london-commonly-known-as-scotland-yard |title=Sep 29 1829: Founding of the Metropolitan Police Service (MPS) of London, Commonly Known as Scotland Yard |access-date=30 July 2020 |archive-date=15 June 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200615195809/https://worldhistoryproject.org/1829/9/29/founding-of-the-metropolitan-police-service-mps-of-london-commonly-known-as-scotland-yard |url-status=dead ))</ref>  
* [[Lee–Enfield]] rifles<ref>((cite book |title= Armed Police, The Police Use of Firearms since 1945 |last=Waldren |first=Michael J. |year= 2007 |publisher= Sutton |location= England |isbn= 978-0-7509-4637-7 |page= 11))</ref>
* [[Sten Gun]]<ref>((cite book |title= Armed Police, The Police Use of Firearms since 1945 |last=Waldren |first=Michael J. |year= 2007 |publisher= Sutton |location= England |isbn= 978-0-7509-4637-7 |page= 11))</ref>
* [[Sterling submachine gun#Variants|Sterling Mark 6 "Police"]]—semi-automatic-only version of the Sterling smg
* [[Smith & Wesson Model 10]] revolver used in the 1970s and 1980s by the Metropolitan Police<ref name=benelli /> and [[Surrey Police|Surrey Constabulary]]<ref name=surreyplodhistorical /> among others.
* [[Smith & Wesson Model 36]] revolver used in the 1970s by Surrey Constabulary detectives and Special Branch.<ref name=surreyplodhistorical />
* [[Parker Hale]] Safari sniper rifle used in the 1970s and 1980s by Surrey Constabulary.<ref name=surreyplodhistorical />
* [[Browning Hi-Power]] handgun used in the 1980s by Surrey Constabulary.<ref name=surreyplodhistorical />
* [[Ruger Mini-14]] rifle used in the 1980s by Surrey Constabulary.<ref name=surreyplodhistorical />
* [[Remington 870]] used by the Metropolitan Police prior to the adoption of the Benelli M3 in 2004<ref name=benelli /> and in the 1980s by Surrey Constabulary.<ref name=surreyplodhistorical />
* [[Smith & Wesson Mod 66 .357 Magnum]] revolver used in the past by West Mercia Constabulary <ref>Former West Mercia Authorised Firearms Officer</ref>
* [[Steyr AUG]] variant used by [[Gloucestershire Constabulary]].<ref>((Cite web|url=https://gloucestershirepolicearchives.org.uk/content/from-truncheons-to-tasers/specialist-teams/armed-response-unit|title = Armed Response Unit))</ref>
* [[Heckler & Koch HK33|HK53]] used by [[Strathclyde Police]] prior to being merged with all other Scottish police forces into [[Police Scotland]]<ref>((Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-40416026|title = The day terror came to Glasgow Airport|work = BBC News|date = 29 June 2017))</ref>
* [[Heckler & Koch MP5|MP5]] used by [[West Midlands Police]] prior to the adoption of the [[SIG Sauer SIG516]]<ref>((cite tweet |author=Firearms Operations Unit |user=firearmsWMP |number=1315614595386667008 |date=12 October 2020 |title=@IPatrick_Author Hi Ian. The 516 replaced the MP5 some 7 years ago. Thanks. MG. |language=en |access-date=24 December 2020))</ref>
* [[Heckler & Koch G36|G36]] used by West Midlands Police prior to the adoption of the SIG Sauer SIG516<ref>((cite tweet |author=Firearms Operations Unit |user=firearmsWMP |number=1315570852117782528 |date=12 October 2020 |title=@lawro28 Morning. A limited amount of officers had the G36 before we all moved across to the 516 as our standard carbine platform some years ago. Thanks for the question. 👍 MG |language=en |access-date=24 December 2020))</ref>

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