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World Service,19 Oct 1990,13 mins

Arming the Police in Northumbria

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As armed and violent crime increases, a look at the debate on arming the police in Britain. Gordon McMurchie and Sir Stanley Bailey of Northumberland Police talk about the elite squad there trained in the use of firearms.

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