"But it was immediately denounced by members of the Metropolitan Police Authority ( MPA ) , the body which governs the actions of Scotland Yard , which was apparently not consulted on the controversial decision . One MPA member described the move as `` totally unacceptable `` while another called for an emergency meeting . Joanne McCartney said : `` We want fewer guns on the streets not more , and people to feel safe in their community Â– not scared of those who are supposed to protect them ."
"So let 's look at the facts . In the UK there 's a continual fear of the people being armed , so pervasive and paralyzing in nature , that it extends even to the police being armed . You fear your own neighbors , you fear your own police officers . You insist that absolutely nobody can be trusted without extensive background checks and letters of reference of character , and even then you still do n't trust people . And yet you claim that this society of fear , this overwhelming distrust of absolutely everyone , is somehow the better society , the safer society . You want us to believe that fearing your own shadow is the kind of society that we in America should strive to become . No thanks ."
"But it was immediately denounced by members of the Metropolitan Police Authority ( MPA ) ,"
"So let 's look at the facts . In the UK there 's a continual fear of the people being armed ,"