Calls for police to be armed

Title

Calls for police to be armed

Genre

News report; Press conference; Tribute; Parliamentary debate

TX Date

21 Oct 1993

Year of production

1993

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Duration

00:03:19

Description

Report on the murder of 44 year-old PC Patrick Dunne and the issue of arming police constables with firearms to protect them against violent crime, drug-related crime may be to blame. Speakers are Ivan Dunne, brother; former teaching colleague Derek O’Brian; leader of the Commons (John Major absent) Tony Newton at PM Question Time; Chairman of the Metropolitan Police Federation Mike Bennett; Home Secretary Michael Howard; Conservative backbencher Roger Gale. Political correspondent Kevin Murphy reports. Sound is in mono. For Drivetime show.

Contributors

Tony Newton; Michael Howard; Mike Bennett; Kevin Murphy; Ivan Dunne; Derek O’Brian

Keywords

London; Police; Homicide; Drug-related crime; Policemen; Guns; Firearms; Organized crime; Drivetime (radio programme); Patrick Dunne

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