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A Specialist Firearms Officer (SFO) is a British Police officer who has undergone training in the use of police firearms to a more advanced level than Authorised Firearms Officers (AFOs). SFOs receive additional training in areas such as building assault and specialist weapon usage. The common role of an SFO is to assault premises involved in a siege situation, effect high-risk firearms related arrests and respond to terrorist threats.〔http://www.devon-cornwall.police.uk/v3/about/departm/codiv/operdept/ou.htm〕 ==Legal status of the use of firearms== (詳細はPolice and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 and Human Rights Act 1998), policy (such as the Home Office ''Code of Practice on Police use of Firearms and Less Lethal Weapons'' and the ACPO ''Manual of Guidance on Police Use of Firearms'') and common law. United Kingdom law allows the use of "reasonable force" in order to make an arrest or prevent a crime〔Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984, Section 117 or Police and Criminal Evidence (Northern Ireland) Order 1989, Article 88〕〔Criminal Law Act 1967, Section 3 or Criminal Law Act (Northern Ireland) 1967, Section 3〕 or to defend one's self.〔Common Law, as cited in (ACPO (2003), ''Manual of Guidance on Police Use of Firearms'', 2.3.4 )〕 However, if the force used is fatal, then the European Convention of Human Rights only allows "the use of force which is no more than absolutely necessary".〔(ACPO (2003), ''Manual of Guidance on Police Use of Firearms'', 2.3.7 )〕 Firearms officers may therefore only discharge their weapons "to stop an imminent threat to life".〔(ACPO (2003), ''Manual of Guidance on Police Use of Firearms'', 5.6.1 )〕 ACPO policy states that "use" of a firearm includes both pointing it at a person and discharging it (whether accidentally, negligently or on purpose).〔(ACPO (2003), ''Manual of Guidance on Police Use of Firearms'' 3.2.4 )〕 As with all use of force in England and Wales, the onus is on the individual officer to justify their actions in court.〔(ACPO (2003), ''Manual of Guidance on Police Use of Firearms'' Chapter 3.3.1 )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Specialist Firearms Officer」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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