 FACT: Van Helsings office building is in London, but the Security  Guards on duty are armed. Security guards in England do not, and  cannot, carry guns. Handguns are illegal in the UK and private  citizens, even security guards, cannot even possess handguns, much  less can they carry them about. Handguns can only be carried by the  armed forces and by specially trained police officers (and even then  it is rare to see even an armed police officer).