Category: Firearms and Conducted Energy Devices (Taser)

How many officers are trained to use a TASER?

How many times have tasers been used in your force on people under the age of 16 in 2013?

The total number of refused Firearms Certificate Applications from January 2008 – December 2013.

How many officers in your forces Firearms Response Unit (or any employee whom handles a firearms or a TASER on professional basis e.g. trainer) wear spectacles?

I wish to inquire as to whether you have had a gun and/or weapons amnesty/amnesties over the past 10 years?

How many stun gun or taser devices have been seized in the last three years (calendar years- 2011, 2012 and 2013)?

How many shotgun applications have been made over the past three calendar years? Please could you break this down year-by-year.

How many people hold licences for firearms in your force area? (not including police officers issued licences for their line of work)

I would like to request the following information under the freedom of information act.

Could you provide information on the number of firearms incidents handled by West Midlands Police from April 1, 2011 to March 31, 2012 and from April 1, 2012 to March 31, 2013, with particular reference to the four Black Country boroughs of Walsall, Sandwell, Wolverhampton and Dudley.