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NORWAY: Disarming the police

01 February 2016

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"Norway has announced that the armament of its police officers, which began in 2014, will cease "as soon as possible" after it was no longer deemed necessary.

A raised terror threat level saw officers ordered to carry firearms at all times in November 2014, but the measure was described as temporary.

Norway’s police force has traditionally been trained in the use of weapons in an emergency situation, but firearms were previously locked away in patrol vehicles rather than being carried by officers."

See: Norway to disarm its police force after officers ordered to carry guns for just one year (The Independent, link)

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