on June 5, 2015 in World News
Boost firepower of Mounties guarding Parliament Hill, says senator
Boost firepower of Mounties guarding Parliament Hill, says senator By David Pugliese, Ottawa Citizen & Ian MacLeod, Some RCMP officers guarding Parliament Hill against potential terrorist attacks should be armed with rifles similar to those carried by Canadian troops in Afghanistan, says Conservative senator Vern White, a former Mountie and ex-Ottawa police chief. White said the Heckler & Koch MP5 9mm submachine-guns that reappeared recently in the hands of RCMP guards patrolling near Centre Block are useful in certain situations but don’t have the range to hit attackers farther out on the grounds of Parliament Hill near Wellington Street. Police… View Article
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