All UK police should be allowed stun guns, says firearms chief

 "In an interview with the Sunday Times, Chesterman, who is deputy chief constable of the Civil Nuclear Constabulary, said: “I personally would not want to be a frontline patrol officer now without Taser.“My view is that if an officer wants to carry it and they can meet the standard, they should be allowed to carry it.”Asked whether he expected to see most officers armed with Tasers on the beat, Chesterman said: “I think we should be having more of a conversation with the public about this. I hope we will see an increasing rollout of Taser.” 

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