Cameron orders review into backing for firearms officers

Review will assess if armed officers have sufficient legal protection when they kill

Armed officers from the British Transport Police
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Downing Street has ordered a review to assess whether firearms police in England and Wales should have greater legal and political backing when they use their weapons, in the wake of the Paris terror attacks and the atal shooting of Jermaine Baker.

The review will assess whether the law provides enough support for armed officers to make a split-second decision to use their weapons without fear of prosecution, particularly in the event of a Paris-style attack in the UK.

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