Originally posted by seanD
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Different geography, different culture. Uniformed police here weren't armed until the late 70s (IIRC, maybe the early 80s); detectives were "armed" - shoulder holstered browning 22 pistols; under a suit jacket, of course. My one and only duty as "value escort" when I was a railway guard, I was issued the same model pistol (unloaded). The ammunition was issued separately in a packet wrapped and sealed all around with duct tape. I can't see any way that the gun could be loaded in under five minutes unless the guard had a box cutter.
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