Tijuana Police officers don't carry weapons, some carry sling shots..lol

I found the following: Ireland, Iceland, New Zealand, Norway 1) Ireland: "In many jurisdictions, police officers carry firearms, primarily handguns, in the normal course of their duties. In the UK and Ireland, with the exception of specialist units, officers do not carry firearms. Police often have specialist units for handling armed offenders, and similar dangerous situations, and can (depending on local laws), in some extreme circumstances, call on the military (since Military Aid to the Civil Power is a role of many armed forces). Perhaps the most high-profile example of this was, in 1980 the Metropolitan Police handing control of the Iranian Embassy Siege to the Special Air Service. They can also be equipped with non-lethal (more accurately known as "less than lethal" or "less-lethal") weaponry, particularly for riot control. Non-lethal weapons include batons, riot control agents, rubber bullets and electroshock weapons. The use of firearms or deadly force is typically a last resort only to be used when necessary to save human life, although some jurisdictions (such as Brazil) allow its use against fleeing felons and escaped convicts. Police officers often carry handcuffs to restrain suspects." Source and further information: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Police 2) New Zealand: "New Zealand Police officers do not normally carry firearms while on patrol, but routinely carry pepper spray and batons. Tasers fitted with cameras were introduced following a decision by Commissioner Broad in August 2008 as an additional non-lethal weapon. However, specialist officers such as dog handlers and emergency response police often have a secure container within their police vehicle containing firearms; usually Glock 17 pistols as well as Bushmaster M4A3 XM15 carbines. Weapons may be issued to front line staff in an armed response to a serious incident under the supervision of a senior officer. An armed response by police to an incident will often be considered a newsworthy event by the media." Source and further information: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Zealand_Police 3) "Britain is among a handful of countries whose police do not carry guns. The reason for this lies in history and has little to do with a rational assessment of how to protect police officers. When Robert Peel started the 'New Police' in 1829, the idea faced profound and widespread hostility. Peel and his colleagues realised that the police could not defeat the mass of the population by force. Policing by consent was the only option, even if that consent was grudgingly offered by the lower social classes. That was why he consciously decided that the 'bobbies', unlike the Bow Street Runners and other ad hoc groups of constables, should be unarmed. Even the truncheon was to be hidden away, lest it should appear offensive. The doctrine of 'minimum force' came to mean that there was a ceiling on the weapons to which the police had access - and a low ceiling at that. When a serious threat presented itself, the military was called in." "A few other countries have taken the same course. When Ireland became independent in the 1920s, the Garda Siochana - the police who replaced the Royal Irish Constabulary - were unarmed. This was intended to signal the change from a colonial to a post-colonial regime. New Zealand made a similar declaration by disarming the paramilitary police who had fought the Maori wars." Source and further information: http://www.independent.co.uk/opinion/guns-wont-protect-the-police-history-has-kept-officers-unarmed--to-their-benefit-says-peter-waddington-1512815.html 4) "Norwegian police do not carry firearms on a daily basis and if need arises they have to get permission by the police commissioner or someone authorized by him or her. From 1994-2004 the Norwegian Police fired 78 shots, 45 of these where fired during the Nokas Robbery in 2004." Source and further information: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Norwegian_Police_Service 5) "The Icelandic National Police (Lögreglan and Ríkislögreglan) is Iceland's police force which is under the Ministry of Justice and Ecclesiastical affairs. The National Commissioner is the overall commander, but he answers to the minister. The police is divided into districts. Iceland also has a Customs police force (Tollgæslan) which is under the Ministry of Finance. Icelandic policemen generally do not carry firearms, instead they carry telescopic batons and pepper spray." Source and further information: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Law_enforcement_by_country

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