Nuñez defends government plan for presumption of lawful use of weapons during police operations

Paris - 06.07.2026: Interior Minister Laurent Nuñez on Monday reiterated the government's position on the upcoming vote on the Proposition de loi n°691. The draft provides for a presumption of lawful use of firearms by the police and gendarmerie. Nuñez stressed that this is a rebuttable presumption: new findings — for example video recordings or determinations by the public prosecutor's office — could refute it at any time. The bill comes from the ranks of Les Républicains and was introduced by MP Éric Pauget. In the revised version a "présomption ...