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Weird example…
I would think he is a character involved with detective work, which is a component of law enforcement and therefore it is not out of the ordinary for the character to possess a gun.
British detectives don’t really carry guns though. Unless they are part of a special unit. This Sherlock episode the post talks about takes place in modern day London so he would definitely not own a gun for his job. At least not legally.
But hes not carrying it. It was in his desk.
Adding to this, in the first episode of Sherlock John Watson isn't even a detective/detectives assistant yet. He is a depressed, injured, former military doctor.
I guess it’s just a work of fiction then.
Also, and its been a while since I watched the show, wasn't he a former cop or something?
I may be way off.
Former army doctor. He's doctor Watson after all. But usually you don't take your service firearm home with you when you're done in most countries at least, so that would likely be a personal one. And in the first episode he hadn't yet started the detective work.