"If necessary, [they] should use firearms.
Men often use firearms or hanging, which are more likely to result in death.
The number authorised to use firearms represents just over 5% of all officers.
He was allowed to shoot his guns if he was with somebody trained to use firearms.
In Norway only a police chief can authorize the use of firearms by officers, and in the United Kingdom officers are allowed to use firearms only in specific circumstances.
Its leader suggested at the weekend that police be given powers to use firearms against illegal immigrants.
When you send trained killers out to use firearms in a warzone, you can never feel safe.
We have a different lifestyle; we learn to use firearms for hunting or target practice responsibly at an early age.
"The security forces had orders not to use firearms, because many women and children were being deployed as human shields," says Mohammed Khabbachi, the ministry spokesperson.
"However, there is still a core of people in Salford who are prepared to use firearms to threaten people and sort out disputes between crime groups.
Sir John's inquiry confirmed the Guardian's allegation that during this time Green himself continued to use firearms and to deal in crack.
