Launchers that shoot ‘bullet-like missiles’, chemical irritants and stinger grenades: experts say these weapons can cause serious injury or even death. But they are deployed by police against crowds w ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Federal agents target protesters with "less lethal" weapons at the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement building on October 18 ...

This post was updated April 28 at 7:34 p.m. It was natural to find aspiring journalist and UCLA student Parker Hupf snapping photographs of the crowd from a freeway overpass during a June 2025 ...

U.S. District Judge Hernán D. Vera extended restrictions that block federal agents and LAPD officers from using crowd control weapons against journalists and nonviolent protesters. Arguing that the ...

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Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. L.A. police officers fire so-called less-lethal weapons at protesters during a "No Kings" rally in downtown on June 14. (Carlin ...

Many law enforcement agencies prefer 12-gauge pump shotguns for their familiarity, versatility, and cost-effectiveness in crowd control and tactical scenarios. Proper policies must mandate equipment ...

The wave of violence by Immigration and Customs Enforcement and Customs and Border Protection has brought law enforcement’s use of force coming under renewed scrutiny — though even so-called “less ...