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Poland's new firearms bill raises concern

Poland's new firearms bill raises concern
Poland’s parliament has approved controversial proposals to decriminalise in certain circumstances the use of firearms by border guards in self-defence. NGOs say the legal changes contravene human rights standards, but the government says they are needed to protect Poland’s border with Belarus from increasingly aggressive gangs of migrants.