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Tasers will not be 'a weapon of choice'

Taser stun guns are to become standard police equipment. The Home Secretary has agreed to expand the use of Tasers beyond dedicated firearms officers to wider police response officers, following a successful trial in ten police forces. Alan Campbell, the home office minister responsible for crime reduction, discusses the issue with Oliver Sprague of Amnesty International.

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