Kaba, 24, died in Streatham Hill, south London, after he was shot through a car windscreen during an armed stop.

During riots in August 2011, Prime Minister David Cameron stated that police would be allowed to use rubber bullets – known as baton rounds – and also that the water cannon stationed in Northern Ireland was available to be deployed within 24 hours notice. However, both tactics were widely opposed, the former because rubber bullets have been reported to have killed several demonstrators in the past, and the latter because it would be not be effective in that particular situation. Quotes

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Some questions you might ask about the HAC and Special Constables" (PDF). Honourable Artillery Company. Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 July 2011. UNIDIR/SAS (2003). The Scope and Implications of a Tracing Mechanism for Small Arms and Light Weapons. Geneva: United Nations. p.112. ISBN 978-9290451471.

In September 2004, the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for the Home Office approved the use of tasers throughout England and Wales by Authorised Firearms Officers following a trial. [2] In November 2008, the Home Secretary approved the use of tasers throughout England and Wales for all officers, lifting the Authorised Firearms Officer restriction, with officers who receive training and carry a taser known as 'specially trained units' (STU's). [20] [21] Inquiry into the public impact of Police Scotland's Firearms Standing Authority - Scrutiny Inquiry Report". Scottish Police Authority. January 2015 . Retrieved 31 May 2017. In 2004 Taser stun guns were made available to authorised firearms officers in England and Wales and a twelve month trial began in September 2007 in ten police forces to decide whether Tasers should be issued to specially trained police units who are not firearms officers. Following the success of the trial it was decided to allow Chief Officers of all forces in England and Wales to extend Taser use to specially trained units with effect from 1st December 2008. Records of City of London Police Officers in CLRO" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 February 2011 . Retrieved 8 June 2009.There is an emerging view that the exceptionalism of the Northern Ireland police force is already fading. [ vague] This is, however, not due to changes at PSNI but on account of the increasing adoption of its policing methods and practices in the rest of the UK. [ which?] [7] Great Britain [ edit ] The use of firearms by the police in England and Wales is covered by statute (such as the Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 and the Human Rights Act 1998), policy (such as the Home Office Code of Practice on Police use of Firearms and Less Lethal Weapons and the ACPO Manual of Guidance on Police Use of Firearms) and common law. We are in ongoing discussions with those officers to support them and to fully understand the genuinely held concerns that they have.

Figures in the UK compare starkly to the United States where all officers were routinely armed, leading to there being 696,944 armed law enforcement officers.Senior officers, including the Met commissioner, Sir Mark Rowley, have met the firearms teams to discuss the implications of the decision to charge their colleague with murder. AFO is the basic designation for a British police officer who has been trained in the use of firearms and has been authorised to carry them on duty. There are two classifications of incident that an AFO may be brought in to deal with: spontaneous i.e. armed officers are called to the scene of an incident as it occurs / has just occurred, and authorised i.e. a pre-planned operation. The system that judges officers’ actions should be rooted in integrity and decisions should be reached swiftly, competently and without fear or favour.