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Member
Speaking in the House of Lords on 22 January 2026
Debate
Crime and Policing BillContribution
Many of these officers never discharge their weapons. I think in 2025 there were 17,000 incidents in which a police firearm was deployed, but I have already mentioned how often they discharge their weapons; it is very few times. They are not a trigger-happy group. They need our support, and this is just one of the mechanisms by which we can do it.
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