We have great respect for our Authorized Firearms Officers, operating with the Metropolitan Police Force.

• responding to high-risk incidents   
• taking part in proactive policing operations where intelligence suggests firearms support may be required  
• providing public reassurance at events  
• providing enhanced and ballistic medical aid to help save lives  
• working closely with partners, including the military  

See the total number of officers operating in Greater London source

In the UK, Police officers are not routinely armed with weapons. The most common implement with the capacity to inflict stunning of persons are the baton and Tasers.

Armed interference with shots being fired are rare.

Every incident, which results in the death of a person is tragic but in the vast majority of cases unavoidable.

The latest court judgment in the Chris Kaba death, the jury found the officer, who discharged his firearm, not guilty unanimously.

We support our specialist trained firearms officers.

Please note the statement issued by Met Commissioner Sir Mark Rowley who said:

A reporting restriction has been lifted to inform us that Chris Kaba was a ‘core member’ in a nightclub shooting.

Gangsters put a £10,000 bounty on the head of a police marksman after he shot dead Chris Kaba, it can be revealed today.

Martyn Blake is having to live in hiding, fearing for his life and his family after a £10,000 reward was offered to anyone prepared to offer information on his whereabouts in order to kill him in revenge for the death of Mr Kaba. 

Now it can be revealed that Mr Kaba was one of London’s most feared gangsters with a shocking history of violence.

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