Discover the genesis of the Armed Offenders Squad (AOS) in the 1960s, the vital lessons learnt the hard way, and explore the conflicting reactions to the first fatal shootings in the 1970s.

To shoot or not to shoot? In the 1980's the AOS was under public scrutiny like never before. Accused of being trigger-happy after several high-profile fatal shootings.

With increasingly volatile crime in the 1990s and 2000s, this episode reveals the changing face of armed offending and the huge impact it has had on the operations of the Armed Offenders Squads (AOS).