PFNI Fed Chair: "tasers should be issued as standard"

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PFNI Fed Chair: "tasers should be issued as standard"

It follows an incident last night where an officer was slashed on the neck.

Date - 1st February 2023
By - Cachella Smith

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The PFNI Fed Chair has renewed calls for tasers to be issued “as standard” to officers in Northern Ireland. Describing them as “effective, protective devices” he said they are infinitely preferable to a firearm. It comes...

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