http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...rs-fight-terror-attack-says-police-chief.html
Police chief: UK gun owners could fight back in terror attack.
Police: Only highly trained police firearms officers are capable of defending the public from an attack. You'll just have to wait at least 8 minutes for us to arrive and hope you don't get beheaded in the mean time.
Given the PCC is NOT a police chief the article comes from a bad start (most of those who run for PCC, including some who win don't have any clue as to the powers of the police, let alone the law*).
The idea of having an armed public trying to take down a terrorist probably scares the police more than the idea of the terrorists, I know it would scare me given that you'll have people with little or no real world** training shooting at people they think are terrorists, which could then lead to newcomers to the scene opening fire on those who think they're shooting at terrorists, and then the police having to try and work out who is a terrorist and who was just "responding".
It would probably result in higher, not lower casualty levels because at the moment the police can identify the active terrorist very quickly and with a high level of confidence, if you've got random people responding the police are going to hesitate giving the terrorists extra time, or end up shooting some of the randoms.
This completely ignores any of the other issues around allowing gun owners to carry their weapons unsecured in public, or any liability issues..
*It's not the first time a PCC or PCC candidate has made suggestions that are completely nuts, or against the law.
**Certainly nothing like that our armed police get