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Taser decision should be made by Government, say Lib Dems

Justice Secretary Kenny MacAskill should decide if police on the beat are issued with Taser stun guns, Liberal Democrats have said.

They want a Holyrood debate on the issue after Strathclyde Police announced last week it will issue 30 officers with the weapons in a pilot.