of course the article doesnt name a single area , yes you would likely have to wait that long in the deep country where about 2 people live
but a terrorist doesnt hit a sleepy village with a couple of old couples living in it , they hit the big city centres to create maximum effect .
here we have armed police on standby and would be on scene within minutes , as well as our CCTV system which would allow us to coordinate our forces to correct area ensuring the attack was contained and they did not escape like in paris .
also the CCTV helps to ensure our response is drilled and effective and not just a load of headless chickens running around not having a clue where the shooters are
Along side the CCTV we have an ANPR system which reads your number plate and flags you up if you are wanted , stolen car , no road tax , no insurance etc they can also use it to track a certain car right across the country , so using CCTV to get a fleeing cars plate they would be able to track that fleeing car anywhere in the country as basically all main-roads have these cameras every few miles . the car could then be blocked off .
alongside this , we have the most highly trained counter terrorism unit on the planet (the SAS Counter Revolutionary Warfare wing ) alongside these we also have now 10,000 crack troops on standby to assist the police .
alongside all this we have the worlds most experienced counter terrorism intelligence units , who for decades traced the IRA , the threat of attack is nothing new to the UK we have been dealing with it long before 9/11
i have the up most confidence in my countries ability to keep its inhabitants safe . rather than worrying about the UK , you should concentrate on your own countries ability to deal with such an attack . your police are your LAST line of defence , the gunman shouldnt even be able to get to the point of launching an attack , he should be stopped while he is still planning the attack
the last time someone tested us