First of all, China has a large population. If the gangster escapes in a crowded environment, it is not convenient to use a gun when chasing the gangster. In stations, communities, schools and other places, the population is relatively dense. If you suddenly use a gun, it is likely to accidentally injure other unrelated people. Moreover, gunfire will attract people nearby to watch, and too many people will cause road congestion. At this time, the gangster had a chance to escape. In addition, some police officers in our country are not competent and have little basic daily training. It is only in recent years that intensive training has begun, so it is very dangerous to use a gun and it is easy to injure yourself and others by mistake. In the 1990s, the police in China had little experience in gun training. Many old policemen did not even receive systematic gun training when they joined the job. As you can imagine, how can the risk of guns in the hands of such policemen be low? Therefore, the state has very strict planning for guns. Moreover, some newly-appointed police officers are lack of ability and experience, and their analysis of the case is not rigorous. If you give the gun to an inexperienced person, some accidents will inevitably happen when chasing the suspect.
legal ground
Specification for the People's Police of Public Security Organs to Wear and Use Guns Article 3 The people's police mentioned in this specification refers to the armed police of public security organs who have obtained the Certificate of Holding Official Guns in People's Republic of China (PRC) (hereinafter referred to as the Certificate of Holding Guns).
The gun department refers to the internal departments, institutions and other directly affiliated units of public security organs equipped with official guns.
Guns refer to all kinds of official guns equipped by public security organs in accordance with the Measures for the Equipment of Official Guns.
The use of guns includes gun warning, warning, vigilance and shooting.