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When and why Queensland Police Service officers are allowed to fire a gun

Police have strict guidelines as to when they are allowed to discharge their firearms. (ABC News: Lucas Hill)

In the past three months, there have been three fatal police shootings across Queensland.

A First Nations man was killed in Mareeba, an army veteran died by gunshot in Townsville, and another Indigenous man was killed in Brisbane.

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