ICE’s “less lethal” crowd-control weapons can still be deadly

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Laredo Morning Times

‘Less lethal’ crowd-control weapons still cause harm – 2 physicians explain what they are and their health effects

Crowd-control weapons can cause severe and sometimes permanent injuries. Chemical irritants affect the eyes, skin and lungs first, causing scratches to the surface of the eye, painful skin reactions, ...
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Meet the ‘unguns’: The new trend in ‘less-lethal’ weapons helping Americans feel safe

Chandler Crumblish Paine is a full-time mom and regular jogger who lives in Fort Worth, Texas. She’s never owned a gun, but last year she became increasingly concerned about her safety, especially ...
CNN

A look at the ‘less lethal’ weapons authorities used to crack down on Los Angeles protests

As protesters against federal immigration raids have clashed in recent days with law enforcement, the Los Angeles Police Department’s Central Division sent out a warning: “Less Lethal munitions have ...
Daily Bruin

Opinion: UCPD is using less-than-lethal munitions to ‘frighten students into conformity’

Opinion: UCPD is using less-than-lethal munitions to ‘frighten students into conformity’ An officer carrying a less-than-lethal weapon on campus is pictured. Columnist Michael Gallagher writes that ...
Los Angeles Times

Law enforcement violating rules on less-lethal weapons in ICE protests, critics say

Sergio Espejo didn’t come to Los Angeles with activism in mind. He planned to visit a friend as he had done many times in the past. Except, this summer the city was engulfed in protests, sparked by a ...
Phoenix New Times

Phoenix cops killed a man with ‘less-lethal’ weapons. Are they unsafe?

Around 2 p.m. on Jan. 10, Phoenix police officers surrounded a home in Maryvale, a neighborhood on the city’s west side. A lone, shirtless man sat on the roof after running from officers and ditching ...