Police in Norway Can Soon Patrol Streets with Firearms

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Following a new threat assessment from the Norwegian Police Service (PST), the Director of Police is now introducing national arming of the police. The background is the situation in the Middle East, which is constantly escalating.

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Following a new threat assessment from the Norwegian Police Service (PST), the Director of Police is now introducing national arming of the police. The background is the situation in the Middle East, which is constantly escalating.

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Norway's parliamentary majority has backed government proposals to allow police officers to carry firearms in more cases than currently required by law.

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Parliament: Large majority voted for general arming of Norwegian police Against the votes of SV, Rødt, MDG and Venstre, the majority in the Parliament voted on Thursday in favor of Norwegian police being armed with firearms on a daily basis. This marks the end of what has been a long-standing political debate about arming Norwegian police. – Today we cross a threshold that represents a dramatic shift for our rule of law. With general arming, th…