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Scotland: Police to review firearms policy
We do not need or want armed Police except under exceptional circumstances!
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The controversial policy allowing police firearms officers to routinely carry guns will be reviewed by the national force, the BBC has learned.
Police Scotland said trained firearms officers would continue to routinely carry weapons.
But it will recommend a review of the way handguns are carried, in the wake of concern from MSPs and councils.
Police Scotland has said 275 of its 17,000 officers routinely carried guns on duty.
More:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-scotland-politics-29426863
