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B.C. Premier Christy Clark at a press conference in Vancouver September 16, 2014.Jeff Vinnick/The Globe and Mail

Guns and firearms training will be given to some guards at B.C.'s legislature in the wake of the recent fatal attack on a soldier in Ottawa and a security review.

The resolution passed early Wednesday evening means protective services staff who are designated as special provincial constables will be equipped and trained in the use of firearms.

An official in the clerk's office says 45 of 70 guards will be trained.

Premier Christy Clark said last month she supported a security review even though she feels safe at the buildings after the Ottawa shooting.

Cpl. Nathan Cirillo was shot dead at the National War Memorial in Ottawa the morning of Oct. 22, before gunman Michael Zehaf Bibeau stormed onto Parliament Hill.

Bibeau was shot dead in the Centre Block by Kevin Vickers, the sergeant-at-arms of the House of Commons.

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