John Apter, chairman of the Hampshire branch of the Police Federation, said that a national shortage of armed officers could leave police in isolated, rural areas in danger. It would take ‘more than a few minutes’ for armed police officers to reach incidents, John Apter, chairman of the Hampshire Police Federation, warned Darren Staples/ReutersA police chairman has said that unarmed rural officers would be “sitting ducks” in the face of a terror attack. He said that a lack of armed officers meant that the time required to send assistance to rural or coastal areas, such as energy or power plants, could be so high as to post Mr Apter, speaking to the BBC, said the officers would be “unarmed and vulnerable” in such a situation.

Source: The Times May 17, 2016 02:22 UTC