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