Moncton shootings: RCMP blasted over delay in supplying carbine rifles

Justin Bourque's shooting rampage inMonctonleft threeRCMPofficers dead, two injured and many questions about whether officers in the line of fires are out-gunned.

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The RCMP are now facing labour charges related training, equipment and supervision in connection with the fatal shooting, but questions about safety equipment and weapons provided to officers have lingered for years. The force has been introducing patrol carbines short-barrelled rifles that are more accurate and have a longer range but critics say the process isn't moving fast enough.

Ahead of the anniversary of the deadly day,CBC'sIoannaRoumeliotistalks to a current officer who says he has "zero confidence" in management's ability to keep officers safeand toformer officers who say the safety of police and the public is at stake as officers wait.

The RCMPdeclined a request for an interview and were not able to provide an updated figure for carbine rifle distribution to frontline members.