A police chiefs association plans to
issue recommendations for the use of Taser International Inc.'s stun
guns in response to questions surrounding the weapons' safety. The
International Association of Chiefs of Police is also asking local
police departments to review their own safety guidelines regarding the
use of Tasers. "We don't have a problem with the use of Tasers, we just
want it done as safely as possible," Wendy Balazik, a spokeswoman for
the group, said Wednesday. Balazik said the voluntary guidelines would
be issued within 10 days. Police departments would be free to adopt the
guidelines, modify them or set them aside. The National Institute of
Justice, an arm of the Department of Justice, gave the police group a
$40,000 grant to help produce the stun gun guidelines. [more]
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