Officers discharged firearms in six incidents final year,figures for England and Wales exhibit, while Tasers were fired 1921 timesThe number of police operations involving armed officers fell slightly to 14666 final year, and while officers fired their guns in six incidents – up four from the previous 12 months,official figures exhibit.
The domestic Office figures, published on Thursday, and reveal there were 5647 police officers in England and Wales authorised to use guns in March 2015,a fall of 217 on the previous year. Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com