They do that occasionally when the terror threat levels rise. We do have armed police, particularly around airports and train stations etc.
And in some places (some parts of Scotland for instance) it's not uncommon for specialist armed police to also do routine policing for some of the time and still have their guns with them.
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If 10 or 20 terrorists attack an area, I bet some folks would wish they could protect themselves. An armed populace can really be of assistance such as at Coffeville, KS.
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Maybe. Or maybe it would lead to even more people getting shot :p
Seriously, would you trust someone like me with a fucking gun?
"Everybody who isn't an American put down the gun!"
I can think of waaaay more people I wouldn't want armed in that situation than I can of people I would. All fine and dandy if someone's been trained in the use of a firearm or been shooting since they were knee high to a grasshopper, out hunting deer in the wild. But there really aren't that many people in the Uk who hunt and not many places to hunt. Guns for sport is a thing - but not nearly as big of a thing as it is for you guys.
If some of those people were ex-military who know what they're doing, then awesome bring them on they'll probably not hit any bystanders. Or if they were people who had taken an interest in guns and gone to shooting ranges and learned how to use the weapon. Trouble is the people most likely to go out and get themselves a weapon and then have it with them in the event of an incident are people like my old mate Paul and frankly he'd be more dangerous than the terrorists to the people around him.