The bobby is armed with a 50000v taser.
And 95% of French police are armed.
Now that's “real deterrence” when confronting a perp with a firearm. Here in California, my local cop has a double stack semi and at least a 12 gauge (and maybe an AR-15) in his car. May not be as "civilzed" as you Europeans, but it sure is a more effective set of tools with which to deal with armed criminals. And I have a dozen assorted handguns and an AR-15 at my immediate disposal. It's sad to watch the UK sliding into oblivion with all your Muzzies coupled with no means of effective personal protection. My forbearers came from there.