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Drop in firearms officers concerning, says Federation lead
New figures which show the number of armed officers fell for the second year in a row have been described as 'worrying' by the Federation's Firearms lead.
Steve Hartshorn, Federation firearms lead
Date - 10th August 2021
By - Chloe Livadeas and Chris Smith
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