RCMP ignores House of Commons deadline

House of Commons
STUDY OF THE CONDUCTIVE ENERGY WEAPON–TASER
Report of the Standing Committee on Public Safety and National Security
Garry Breitkreuz, M.P., Chair

June 2008

Recommendation 1

The Committee recommends that the RCMP restrict the use of the Taser gun by classifying it, effective no later than December 15, 2008, as an “impact weapon” rather than an intermediate weapon, so that its use can be authorized only in situations where the subject is displaying assaultive behaviour or posing a threat of death or grievous bodily harm to the police, himself or the public. This restriction should not be lifted before independent research has indicated that use of the Taser gun poses no unreasonable risk for the subject. IN THE EVENT THAT THE RCMP DOES NOT IMPLEMENT THIS RECOMMENDATION BY DECEMBER 15, 2008, THE COMMITTEE HAS AGREED TO INTRODUCE A MOTION IN THE HOUSE OF COMMONS CALLING FOR AN IMMEDIATE MORATORIUM ON THE USE OF TASER GUNS BY THE RCMP.

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