PUBLIC SAFETY
WHAT MIGHT BE ALTERNATIVE TO POLICE CARRYING GUNS?
Since Tear Gas is banned in CA
Primary less-lethal weapons employed by law enforcement:
- Electronic control weapons (ECWs), most commonly Tasers; batons;
- Pepper spray—are already in widespread use
- Interest in less-lethal weapons is running high.
- ASP – expandable baton
- OC (pepper) spray
- TASER
- Bean bag shotgun
- Side-handle or straight baton
Law Enforcement: Top 5 Less Lethal Tools | SOFREP
• OC Spray (oleoresin capsicum) aka Pepper spray:
• Collapsible Baton:
• Taser:
• Blunt Force Projectiles:
• Grenade Sting/Flash:
• The USA has used rubber bullets and water cannons.
NOTE:
Neither is offered to police, except for SWAT.
And rubber bullets are like batons.
Lethal or less lethal depending on appropriate usage.
STATS
500 people in the U.S.have died since 2001 after being shocked with stun guns
Amnesty International supports stricter limits on the use of Tasers.
The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department is the largest sheriff’s department in the world
Employing over 10,000 sworn deputies, and over 8,000 civilians.
