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Thu 10 Oct 2008PSNI gets go-ahead to use Taser guns
Taser guns were given the go-ahead by the Northern Ireland Policing Board today for use throughout the six counties.
The Police Service of Northern Ireland had been using the controversial electro-shock weapon under a pilot scheme but the Board’s move will allow chief constable Sir Hugh Orde to roll the deployment out fully.
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