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France faces backlash over proposed police firearms law

Demonstrators across France say the proposed rules on when officers may open fire could shield police from accountability, and relatives of people killed are leading calls to scrap them.

On air: Gloria Vance and Dale Bearman on BBN This Morning
Published 7:40 AM ET, Tuesday, October 13, 2026

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First reported by Al Jazeera: “‘My son was killed’ France faces backlash over proposed police firearms law”.
Covered on BBN on Tuesday, October 13, 2026, at 7:40 AM ET on BBN This Morning, by Gloria Vance and Dale Bearman.
Topics: France.

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Al Jazeera‘My son was killed’ France faces backlash over proposed police firearms law

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Gloria Vance · World News AnchorIn France today, protests are spreading nationwide over a proposed law on police use of firearms, and activists, including a grieving parent, warn it could mean more impunity for officers.
Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorSo the government wrote a law to loosen the rules, and the country answered by walking into the streets.
Gloria Vance · World News AnchorThat is how a democracy talks back, Dale, and the ministers drafting it will have to read the signs.