IMO, Police should keep their glocks locked in the trunk while on patrol.

[CK_John]

Weapons could be retrieved when the situation calls for deadly force.

[stone space]

1. An unarmed police force policing an unarmed population. (nt)

[pangaia]

2. I have to say, as liberal and progressive as I am,

given the present situation with gun culture and crime in general in the US of A, somehow, I just don't think that would quite work.

[Half-Century Man]

3. Ranks of sergeant and above could open carry handguns.

Patrol officers to have weapons secured in vehicle with remote locking devices to be opened by a sergeant or higher when needed.
Vehicle weapon banks should include a pistol w/a single full reload, A shotgun with no more than 7 rounds of lethal ammo (with 7 rounds of non lethal subjugation ammo), and a manually cycled .30cal rifle (not full or semi automatic) with no more than 10 rounds.

Patrol officers could carry non lethal weapons (baton, taser, or chemical spray).

[Itchinjim]

4. Silliness.

[CK_John]

8. It does work elsewhere. Most agree that 95% of police go their whole life

without use of their firearm.

[Kalidurga]

5. one bullet

they keep in their pocket.

[rock]

6. Ah, the Barney Fife Technique

We can actually improve on that; we could additionally charge $50 (say) a bullet. That should slow them down on expending bullets.

[Kalidurga]

11. I was hoping someone would get the reference.

We don't need to charge them for the bullets. Just make it so that they face a whole lot more scrutiny for when they do shoot someone or beat someone to death or brutialize someone short of death.

[Nye Bevan]

7. If we were able to pass real, effective gun control laws, maybe.

Most cops in the UK are unarmed, after all. But until this happens (and I am not holding my breath) I think cops here need to be armed.

[CK_John]

10. Police could also be trained to evaluate the situation before barging in. Get rid of no knock

raids.

[Rex]

9. IMO, police should value human life enough to take that extra nanosecond and think first.

Seems like some cops don't even try and use their brains, just their GUN.