Lawmakers are taking a look at changing the laws on TASER devices, which would see people with concealed weapons permits being allowed to carry the tools.
House Bill 4155 and 4156 would change the Penal Code to do the following things:
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After police employed a TASER device on a man who had barricaded himself in his Sydney home, they were able to remove suspicious chemicals from the house.
Officers were called to the home located at Lane Cove where they found a 25-year-old man had locked himself in a room with a knife.
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Since the employment of TASER devices was extended to specially trained police officers on 15 May of this year, the statistics show that injuries to officers involved in violent arrests have declined to their lowest level in five years.
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According to authorities, a Walla Walla officer subdued a man with a TASER device after a gang fight had been broken up in the middle of a street.
Over 20 people, many who are suspected of being local gang members, were watching or were involved in the fight when a single officer was called to the area to investigate. After arriving on the scene most of the spectators fled; however two suspects continued to fight and as a result the officer had to order them to stop numerous times.
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After a three-year Department of Justice investigation into the Orange County Sheriff’s Office employment of TASER devices, an agreement has been reached that calls for the sheriff to include additional policies for the self defense device that is utilized by his deputies.
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Appearance wise, it didn’t appear a fair match.
A large motorist, who was angry over a domestic incident, came rushing towards a Green Bay officer who had pulled over the motorist’s speeding car. The officer, a woman, was significantly smaller in size and wasn’t aware that she had a fight on her hands.
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After a violent assault on two officers from the Town of Coeymans, the police department has become more insistent about the need for officers to be equipped with TASER devices.
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It had been determined that a south Lafourche man who was subdued by a TASER device in August, died as a result of an overdose, and not because of the shock he received from the self defense device.
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When it comes to law enforcement officers, traditional firearms are generally the last resort in a hostile situation. However, there are often circumstances that require a non-lethal form of defense. Nowadays, officers are equip with a range of options when it comes to these non-lethal forms of protection, such as TASER devices, bean bags and pepper spray.
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