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Sam McKeith

THE TRUTH ABOUT: Security guard weapons under review after nsw stabbings | History Defined

The death of Faraz Tahir has started a debate in NSW about what weapons security guards can carry. (HANDOUT/AHMADIYYA MUSLIM COMMUNITY AUSTRALIA)

Weapon restrictions for security guards in NSW will be reviewed after a deadly mass stabbing at a Sydney shopping centre, although the government has already ruled out access to firearms.

Faraz Tahir, a security worker at Westfield Bondi Junction, was one of six people killed in the attack, prompting calls for guards to be armed with weapons such as pepper spray, handcuffs, batons and even Tasers.

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