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AT NOON. THAT’S A LOOK AT USING LESS LETHAL FORCE. THE SACRAMENTO COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE EXPLORING DIFFERENT WAYS TO DEAL WITH CRITICAL INCIDENTS WITHOUT HAVING TO TURN TO DEADLY FORCE. KCRA 3’S ...

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 ...

In the summer of 2020, several people in Dallas were seriously injured by what is known as less-lethal ammunition. The ammo was fired by police officers in a supposed attempt to control protesters ...

It is common in today’s legacy media to see “de-escalation” and “less-lethal” used conjunctively or in sentences that imply some type of synonymous inter-changeability. This implication is not only ...