1—Its not gun free. Handguns on the mainland were banned after 1997, rifles and shotguns legal. 2.3m legal guns in the UK, down from 2.6m in 1996.
2—Its always been 999 here. As another poster said, average will be 3-5m.
3—If the emergency caller makes clear guns are involved, armed units and officers will be sent, instead of normal officers (who are armed with 50000v tasers).
Good day to you Scotsman. I tried to warn off someone that you would probably weigh in once you saw the post. I seem to remember early on that it was 911 but I may be wrong on that. Of course when I lived in London(’61-’63) you still called folks using a name and number. White Hall 3757. LOL!