Date: 2011-08-09 10:18 pm (UTC)
British Police do not carry guns *as a matter of course*. "Armed response units" are only deployed if specifically needed, i.e. because there is an expectation of encountering armed criminals on the operation in question.

More info (probably mostly correct): http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Police_use_of_firearms_in_the_United_Kingdom
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