Unless you've been living under a rock for the past year, you're aware of the huge media and political push for "law enforcement reform." What many of those uninformed media pundits don't know-and most politicians don't care to learn-is that "reform" within law enforcement is nothing new and has been going on for decades. Every year there are new laws, protocols, policies and tactics we have to train on. New technology is always in development. All of the new technology developed, however, does not erase the old. Less-lethal munitions have been around a long time. Rubber bullets, chemical delivery rounds, etc. have been manufactured for 12-gauge systems for decades. In a minute we'll take a look at some of the munitions, but first let's address one of the biggest challenges agencies can face in using such munitions: public perception.
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