§ Mr. Parkerasked the Home Secretary by whose authority chief constables are instructing their constables in many areas in rifle and revolver firing; and what is the object of such instruction?
§ Sir J. AndersonThere has been no departure from the settled policy that for ordinary police duties the police shall not carry firearms; but for certain special war duties, such as the guarding of specially vulnerable points against sabotage, it has always been recognised that the police so engaged might need to carry arms. It is the duty of a Chief Constable to see that before any of his men are allowed to carry arms, they are trained in their use—but there is no general scheme in operation for the training of the police in the use of firearms.