According to anti-gun advocates, such an increase in guns would cause a cause a corresponding increase in gun-related violence or crime.

CNN: The case for gun rights is stronger than you think

Sixty arrests have been made over gun and drug-related crime in Bradford in the past two weeks.

BBC: Sixty arrests in Bradford over guns and drugs

Report author Tom Gash says that the present pay structure is a disincentive for personnel to develop specialist skills in vital fields like tackling serious crime, serious violence and gang-related gun crime.

BBC: NEWS | UK | Report reignites police pay row