Dr. Rohini Haar, a medical adviser for Physicians for Human Rights, explained that the pepper balls “cause a lot of pain from ...

A federal judge banned Los Angeles Police Department officers from using some less-lethal launchers at protests, after ...

Civil rights and weapons experts cite the consequences of federal agents’ use of crowd control weapons during immigration ...

An order sent this week says officers "shall not" the launchers for crowd control - after a federal judge's found the LAPD ...

According to LAPD policy, officers are only allowed to deploy 40mm “less-lethal” launchers when there is an immediate threat ...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Law enforcement officials in Los Angeles began deploying "less lethal" munitions on Sunday as they clashed with crowds protesting federal immigration raids. "Less lethal" or ...

They were developed during the civil rights movement to reduce harm, but their rampant use during anti-ICE protests has led ...

Police have been banned from using a powerful, non-lethal weapon to control protests in an extraordinary federal court ...

Video captured the moment a number of federal agents advanced on protesters, firing 'less-lethal' rounds and tear gas.

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Arguing that the 1st Amendment "demands better," a federal judge barred federal agents from targeting reporters and nonviolent protesters with crowd control weapons. Lawyers for the city of Los ...

NORTH CHARLESTON – Officers have access to an additional tool that is expected to help de-escalate situations before it becomes necessary to use deadly force. The North Charleston Police Department ...