> Where the hell are unarmed police the norm other than the UK and NZ?
Here's a sampling. I think not every country is considered in these lists though. Or at least, given there can be multiple police forces in a jurisdiction with only some of them armed, it's not always a clear-cut answer.
> In some countries including Iceland, Ireland, New Zealand, Norway, the United Kingdom (Northern Ireland excepted), Maldives, the police do not carry firearms unless the situation is expected to merit it.
Here's a sampling. I think not every country is considered in these lists though. Or at least, given there can be multiple police forces in a jurisdiction with only some of them armed, it's not always a clear-cut answer.
https://cdn.statcdn.com/Infographic/images/normal/10601.jpeg
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Police_firearm_use_by_country
> In some countries including Iceland, Ireland, New Zealand, Norway, the United Kingdom (Northern Ireland excepted), Maldives, the police do not carry firearms unless the situation is expected to merit it.