Progressive Conservatives say the province’s plan to arm security personnel at Queen’s Park should be carried out immediately instead of waiting until 2016.

CTV News learned on Sunday that some members of the Queen’s Park Safety Task Force will soon carry guns.

The move follows last year's deadly shooting rampage on Parliament Hill and the recent terror attacks in Paris.

"I think people are beginning to understand that the freedoms that we have cost something and this is vigilance," Speaker Dave Levac said.

Levac said tour guides will also be trained to respond if a gunman opens fire inside Queen’s Park.

More than a dozen special constables assigned to Queen’s Park received police firearms training this last summer, but the weapons have not yet been issued.

The weapons are set to be delivered early next year, but PC House Leader Steve Clark says the province shouldn’t wait until then.

“I don’t understand why they haven’t moved forward,” said he said.

Clark said members of his caucus came to him after the Paris attacks and expressed concern about their safety in the legislature. He wants the speaker and the other parties to act immediately and issue guns to the special constables in the building. ‘

“This isn’t something that we can take another year or another three months…we need to start implementing it now,” he said. “We’ve had lots of time to review it and we have. I’m calling now for some action.”

Having armed guards is part of an overall plan to beef up security at Queen’s Park.

Many see the move as necessary, but NDP Leader Andrea Horwath said she’s disappointed that guns are needed in such a peaceful place.

“There’s no doubt that people are concerned about the safety of folks around this legislature,” she said. “My biggest concern is going to be that people still feel welcome here.”

Now, anyone entering the building must present identification and can be subjected to metal detectors and searches at the discretion of security staff.

With a report from CTV’s Queen’s Park Bureau Chief Paul Bliss