Monday, 14 June 2021, 1:49 pm
The increase in the frequency of firearms being pointed
at police should be ringing alarm bells for the government
to make a move on arming police before it's too late, says
Darroch Ball co-leader of Sensible Sentencing
Trust.
“A person has allegedly pointed a firearm at
an officer in the Manawatu over the weekend. This is yet
another incident of a firearm being pulled on an officer
during a traffic stop and is another step towards tragedy if
police aren’t given the equipment they need to protect
themselves.”
“More and more often routine traffic
stops are becoming intensely dangerous with firearms being