Gun Policy News
Police 'Knew Holsters Defective' Before Snatched Handgun Killed Officer
22 September 2009
Age (Melbourne)
Victoria Police command was aware of deficiencies with its officers' firearm holsters when a senior constable was fatally shot by a motorist, a lawyer has claimed at the inquest on the officer.
Senior Constable Tony Clarke, an 11-year member of Victoria Police, pulled Mark Bailey over for a roadside breath test while on a solo patrol near Launching Place, in the Yarra Ranges, in April 2005. Bailey gained control of Senior Constable Clarke's revolver and shot him once... (GunPolicy.org)