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Firearms

Showing Stories from 14th March 2019 to 14th January 2020

Less lethal weapons rules tightened in response to Grainger Inquiry

(14/01/20) The Home Office has provided greater clarity around its approval of police use of less lethal weapons and the College of Policing is to publish new Code of Practice.

Commissioner says there is a link between police numbers and murders

(08/01/20) Figures show London murder rate rise compares unfavourably with national decline in homicides.

PSNI chief criticised for armed police Christmas Day tweet

(27/12/19) Chief constable says weapons are a 'stark reality' after posing for picture with armed unit.

NBPA "disheartened" by IOPC's conclusion on Saddique case

(24/12/19) The President for the National Black Police Association (NBPA) says the IOPC sends the message to Black and Asian whistle-blowers: "you won't be supported in policing".

(18/12/19) IOPC finds no case to answer against officers in PC Nadeem Saddique case (06/12/19) How should we tackle violent crime? (21/11/19) Home Secretary says she would double sentence tariff on assaults (29/10/19) Met firearms officer knocked down by car after vehicle stop (25/10/19) PIPs learnt from firearms teams 'should be extended to all officers' (22/10/19) West Mercia firearms officers used proportionate force IOPC review finds (21/10/19) Woodland course helping officers with PTSD to recover (01/10/19) Retired DCC defends inspector's email on mixed firearms teams (20/09/19) Student who made guns with 3D printer jailed in 'legal first' (16/09/19) Joint inquiry uncovers plot by teenager obsessed with shootings (04/09/19) Armed officers deployed to more incidents, new figures reveal (29/08/19) Gunman told police 'just shoot me' after firing shots in armed stand-off (12/08/19) Praise for cool cops after disarming pistol-toting gunman (01/08/19) Donald Trump's state visit costs Scotland Yard almost £3.5m (29/07/19) Inquest into man shot by police now set for March 2020 (02/07/19) Missed Opportunities (28/06/19) London Bridge inquests to conclude (03/06/19) Common Threads (10/05/19) Armed police sent to more than 5,000 routine incidents (01/05/19) Kerslake reprise (18/04/19) Calls for security review of venues following Arena attack (29/03/19) Can US system help forces crack down on gun crime? (27/03/19) Man shot dead in his bedroom by armed police, inquest hears (27/03/19) Man wielding crossbow shot by armed officers (18/03/19) 'One officer fired single shot in intelligence-led operation death' (14/03/19) Knife crime debate drowning out voices of victims, says ex-Met chief

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