| Specialist Firearms Command | |
|---|---|
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| Active | December 1966 – present[1] |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Agency | Metropolitan Police |
| Type | Firearms unit |
| Part of | Met Operations |
The Specialist Firearms Command (MO19) is the firearms unit of the Metropolitan Police Service.[2][3][4][5][6] Formed in 2005, the Command is responsible for providing a firearms-response capability, assisting the rest of the service, which is not routinely armed.
- ^ "Firearms Command History". Metropolitan Police Service. Archived from the original on 27 July 2014.
- ^ "Freedom of Information Request Reference No: 01/FOI/18/000470". WhatDoTheyKnow. Metropolitan Police Service. p. 1. Archived from the original on 13 January 2019. Retrieved 13 January 2019.
The Unit is still known as SCO19 Specialist Firearms Command.
- ^ Commander Kyle Gordon [@@KyleGordonMPS] (15 November 2018). "Clarity on the SCO19/CO19/MO19 naming convention" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ "SC&O19 Specialist Firearms Command". Metropolitan Police Service. Archived from the original on 8 July 2014.
- ^ "Specialist Firearms Command (CO19)". Metropolitan Police Service. Archived from the original on 16 January 2009.
- ^ "SC&O19 organisational structure – Freedom of Information request" (PDF). Metropolitan Police Service. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 March 2017. Retrieved 24 March 2017.