France has relaxed gun rules for its police force, allowing officers to carry firearms while off-duty. The policy change comes just days after a police couple was murdered by a jihadist in a Paris suburb.France wakes up.
The decision was made at a Tuesday meeting between police unions and Interior Minister Bernard Cazeneuve on.
“The minister announced that the authorization to carry weapons would be extended beyond the state of emergency,” Yves Lefebvre, secretary-general of the Unité SGP-FO police union, said on Wednesday, as quoted by The Local.
France’s current state of emergency, put into place after the November terror attacks in Paris, already allows officers to carry guns while off-duty. However, Wednesday’s decision will allow them to continue doing so once the state of emergency is over.
Thursday, June 16, 2016
France allows off-duty police to carry guns following murders by jihadist near Paris
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