Calls for police to be armed in wake of WPC deaths Mrs Beshenivsky, a mother-of-three who also had two stepchildren, was shot and killed on her youngest daughter's fourth birthday as she responded to an alarm call. Her colleague, Pc Teresa Milburn, was wounded by the armed gang, who escaped with little more than £5,000. Five men were later convicted in connection with her death. But the suggestion was not supported by relatives and friends of Fiona Bone, who said that she had actively rejected the idea. "I don't think arming them would have helped in this situation and I don't think more protective clothing would have helped," said her father Paul Bone. If you're carrying a gun it's in a holster. I know she found the Taser more of a hindrance than a help. Alex Keenan, 33, a school friend from the Isle of Man, said she had not believed police should be armed. He said: "Fiona said that in her opinion police have highly trained, well-equipped firearms officers and she didn't feel she needed to have a gun at any point. She felt that if police carried firearms then criminals were more likely to carry firearms. The Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg, also warned against any knee-jerk response to the tragedy. Mr Clegg said the move would carry "considerable risks" and could damage relations between police and the communities they serve. The president of the Association of Chief Police Officers, Sir Hugh Orde, also spoke out against any potential change, saying guns "don't necessarily solve the problem." "I don't think this is the time to rush to instant judgments, this really is a time for mourning and support, of course, for the family and friends of the two women who have been killed," he said.