And yes, I am deadly serious about removing standard handgun carry from LE. I think the UK model is the best out there. Not perfect, but way better than anywhere else, especially the US.
If you understand the average criminal mind, you will realize that he plays by a set of rules. A small percentage of criminals resort to guns, just as a tiny fraction of cops ever fire a weapon in the line of duty.
Usually, to test an idea, we run trial tests. In this case, the UK is the trial test. It works.