GRA conference calls for armed units in all of the 28 Garda divisions
It wants armed units in all 28 Garda divisions across the Republic, saying ASU members may need to travel more than 100km within the same Garda region to respond to an emergency.
The GRA, which represents rank and file Garda members, says while the ASU is travelling to the scene, unarmed unformed gardaí are left exposed to whatever emergency has arisen.GRA presidentsaid the association was not calling for a significant change of ethos in the Republic that would see a move away from unarmed policing.
Such measures, he said, would modernise the Garda force, adding while detectives all over the State were armed, their firearms were for their own personal protection only.He also believed if stun guns were issued to some frontline gardaí and more received tactical armed training to allow them be part of armed units, the overall number of firearms issued across the Garda could actually decrease.
Having just one armed unit in a region, that may take hours to reach a flashpoint situation, was not good enough, he said.and something could happen in Louth. That would be a huge distance to cover.” Criminal behaviour was evolving and the Garda had to respond by ensuring an armed response was never far away when frontline gardaí needed back-up, Mr Mulligan said.
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