Dozens of French towns to arm local police as mayor says non-lethal weapons not enough

‘The terrorist attack in Nice which killed 84 people when a truck plowed through crowds celebrating Bastille Day has prompted several French mayors to arm local police. Non-lethal weapons are incapable of stopping a “crazed attacker,” one mayor said.
“Along the Promenade des Anglais [in Nice] the municipal police and the national police had the same mission – to stop a crazed vehicle or murderer,” said Francois Bayrou, the mayor of Pau.
“Our weapons against incivility, such as the Taser or the flash-ball, are obviously worthless in stopping a vehicle,” he added, according to franceinfo.fr.’
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