RCMP not fully prepared to respond to active shooters: auditor general cdnpoli
Members of the RCMP Emergency Response Team check a residence in Moncton, N.B. on Thursday, June 5, 2014. Last Updated Tuesday, May 7, 2019 10:31AM EDT
In June 2014, a heavily armed assailant in Moncton, N.B., killed three Mounties and wounded two others. The RCMP had about 1,500 high-powered carbines nationwide at the time but officers in the Moncton detachment had not been trained to use them. The auditor also discovered the RCMP had enough hard body armour across the country but not all officers had access to the equipment, which protects officers' vital organs from bullets.
The police force realized in 2011 that its officers lacked the firearms they needed to respond effectively to criminals armed with deadly weapons. The Mounties bought 527 carbines in 2012 and, as of last October, had 6,211 of the short-barrelled rifles in service.
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