Unlike the majority of the British police territorial forces, some CNC officers are routinely armed while carrying out duties.

All uniformed and most non-uniformed officers of the state police are routinely armed.

Every territorial police force has a number of officers who are routinely armed in units generally called Armed Response Vehicles.

Specialised armed police units are present in foreign Law enforcement agencies where officers are routinely armed.

In the days of sail, piracy and privateers, many merchantmen would be routinely armed, especially those engaging in long distance and high value trade.

The unit responds to incidents with firearms and taser guns, and are the only officers in the force that are routinely armed.

Except in Northern Ireland, at airports and nuclear facilities, British police officers are not routinely armed.

Due to police officers in the county not being routinely armed the force has its own specialised firearms unit based at locations around the county.

The figures do not include Northern Ireland, where gun violence is more common and the police are routinely armed.

Officers at London's airports are routinely armed.