Home Minister Geoff Mahy said the work that has started must carry on.

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However, Deputy Mahy said the past decade had seen an increase in the number of "lone shooter" incidents in the UK and further afield.

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Deputy Geoff Mahy, who is standing down from the States in April, said it had been agreed 15 months ago as part of upgrades to the force's firearms unit.

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