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★List of police firearms in the United Kingdom（英国警察銃器一覧）

British police officers are not routinely armed.^[1] Instead, they rely on specially trained Authorised Firearms Officers (AFO) to attend incidents where firearms might be needed. Specialist Firearms Officers are usually trained to a higher standard than an AFO, because they are likely to be the officers required to enter besieged premises. The vast majority of firearms used by the British Police are semi-automatic . Police use of force regarding firearms is governed by the Association of Chief Police Officers (ACPO).

Weapons used by Home Office police forces（内務省携帯武器）

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.

Firearms issued to Authorised Firearms Officers include:

Pistols[edit ]

• Glock 17 pistol (used by various forces, including London's Metropolitan Police )^[2]
• Glock 26 pistol (issued to plain clothes officers of London's Metropolitan Police )^{[citation needed ]}
• Walther P99 pistol (used by Nottinghamshire Police )
• SIG Sauer P226 pistol (Used by Northamptonshire Police and Kent Police )
• Heckler & Koch USP pistol (Used by North Wales Police )^{[citation needed ]}

Carbines, Shotguns, and Rifles[edit ]

• Heckler & Koch MP5SF (used by various forces, including London's Metropolitan Police )^[3]
• Heckler & Koch G36 variants^[4] (used by various forces, including Kent Police )
• LMT Defender AR-15 variant (used By Cheshire Police ^[5] and British Transport Police )
• Heckler & Koch G3 variant (used for sniping roles)^[6]
• Remington 870 shotgun (used by Greater Manchester Police )^[7]
• SIG 550 (551 variant) (used by West Mercia Police ) ^[8] (553 variant) (used by West Yorkshire Police and Staffordshire Police ) ^{[9] [10]}
• SIG 516 Used by Metropolitan Police counter-terrorism specialist firearms officers.^[11]
• HK417 Marksmen Rifle (used by Surrey Police and West Mercia Police ) ^{[12] [13]}
• HK416C (used by Hampshire Police ) ^[14]

Northern Ireland（北アイルランド）

Unlike territorial police forces in England , Scotland and Wales , the Police Service of Northern Ireland routinely arms all of its officers.^[15] Officers are issued the Glock 17 pistol, phasing out the now obsolete Ruger Speed-Six revolvers previously issued. Historically, long arms were routinely issued: either the Sterling submachine gun and later Heckler & Koch MP5 , or rifles such as Heckler & Koch G3s , G36 K and C variants, or HK33s . The latter replaced Ruger AC-556 select fire rifles. Long arms are still routinely carried in areas of higher threat such as North and West Belfast or various border areas

British Transport Police[edit ]（交通警察）

Most British Transport Police officers are unarmed. British Transport police AFOs carry:

• Glock 17 pistol^[16]
• LMT Defender ^[16]

Belfast Harbour Police[edit ]（ベルファストハーバー警察）

Belfast Harbour Police officers carry Ruger 9mm revolvers identical to those carried by the Royal Ulster Constabulary prior to 2001, when on duty.