Arms and the Victorian Policeman

The use of guns by the police is a continuing debate in British society, as it was in Victorian times.

Clive Emsley | Published in History Today Volume 34 Issue 11 November 1984
The view that the police were handicapped in dealing with criminals. ‘Blind man’s buff’ (as played by the police), Punch, 1888.
The view that the police were handicapped in dealing with criminals. Detail of ‘Blind man’s buff’ (as played by the police), Punch, 1888. Wiki Commons/British Library.

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