Asking US cops is like asking a junkie what it's like without a daily fix, or asking a mailman what it's like to deliver mail barefoot.
If you read the extremist pro-gun propaganda, they often refer to the UK as having the highest violent crime rates. As a former UK police officer, I agree that the UK is more violent than the US, yet there is no need nor desire for cops on regular patrol to be armed. Go figure.

BTW, even here in the Gungeon, it is frowned upon to fellow members as being crazy, or "out of your mind". Personally, I rarely alert on such things, but as you are fairly new I thought I'd give you a heads up.