Tasers in Written Answers, Statements and Debates in UK Parliament
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Scottish Parliament: Justice and Law Officers: Tasers (Police Use) (1 Jul 2010)
Tasers (Police Use)
Scottish Parliament: Justice and Law Officers: Tasers (Police Use) (1 Jul 2010)
Tasers (Police Use)
Written Answers ? Home Department: Police: Stun Guns (24 Jun 2010)
Anas Sarwar: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what the process of authorisation is for (a) acquisition, (b) possession and (c) use of tasers by police.
Gaza (15 Jun 2010)
Emily Thornberry: .... Two members of the Israeli defence forces came up. Two Australian journalists-Kate and Paul from The Sydney Morning Herald-were with her, and they identified themselves. In response, they were tasered. It was a completely terrifying experience. There was no violence from Alex's boat towards the Israeli defence forces, yet those on board were treated with huge violence. She says that she...
Scottish Parliament: Scottish Executive Question Time: Policing (Scottish Government Responsibilities) (3 Jun 2010)
Robert Brown: The cabinet secretary has claimed repeatedly that he has no responsibilities whatever with regard to the deployment of Tasers and that that is an operational matter for chief constables. Will he therefore comment on one of the key points in written evidence to the Justice Committee from Her Majesty's chief inspector of constabulary for Scotland in 2007, which states: "Contrary to popular...
Scottish Parliament: First Minister's Question Time: Taser Use (Ministerial Guidelines) (20 May 2010)
Taser Use (Ministerial Guidelines)
Scottish Parliament: Police Numbers (19 May 2010)
Kenny MacAskill: ...and make that clear-for example to Labour members on the subject of absconds. I also recall that I received a letter from Mr Brown, who wishes me to have operational involvement on the use of Taser guns.
Scottish Parliament written answers ? Firearms: Firearms (11 Mar 2010)
Robert Brown: ...Police to have his pilot studies and to analyse the results" ( Official Report c. 23538) correlates with the Cabinet Secretary for Justice’s position that the deployment and use of Tasers is an operational matter for chief constables.
Scottish Parliament written answers ? Firearms: Firearms (11 Mar 2010)
Robert Brown: To ask the Scottish Executive whether it considers that issuing Tasers to police officers trained in their use who are not authorised firearms officers is going beyond their current use as a means to try to negate the requirement to use proper firearms.
Scottish Parliament written answers ? Firearms: Firearms (10 Mar 2010)
Alison McInnes: ...by Amnesty International in its report, "Less than lethal?" The use of stun weapons in US law enforcement , what consideration it has given to the public safety implications of extending the use of Taser guns beyond authorised firearms officers in the Strathclyde police force area.
Scottish Parliament written answers ? Firearms: Firearms (5 Mar 2010)
Alison McInnes (North East Scotland) (LD): To ask the Scottish Executive what epilepsy awareness training will be provided to police officers using Taser guns to ensure recognition of potentially unresponsive, uncommunicative or possibly aggressive behaviour resulting from a complex partial seizure.
Scottish Parliament written answers ? Firearms: Firearms (3 Mar 2010)
Alison McInnes: To ask the Scottish Executive whether the electro-shock from a Taser gun could trigger a seizure in an individual with a low seizure threshold.
Scottish Parliament written answers ? Firearms: Firearms (3 Mar 2010)
Robert Brown: ...Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S3W-255 by Kenny MacAskill on 6 June 2007, which stated that the policy of the Association of Chief Police Officers in Scotland provides that Tasers will only be issued to authorised firearms officers, whether it considers the decision by Strathclyde Police to issue Tasers to frontline officers to constitute a change in policy.
Scottish Parliament written answers ? Firearms: Firearms (3 Mar 2010)
Robert Brown: To ask the Scottish Executive what discussions it has had with Strathclyde Police regarding its decision to move away from current policy that Tasers should be used only by specially trained, authorised firearms officers.
Scottish Parliament written answers ? Firearms: Firearms (3 Mar 2010)
Robert Brown: To ask the Scottish Executive, given that Strathclyde Police is piloting the use of Tasers outwith authorised firearms operations, what policy and guidance will govern such use.
Scottish Parliament written answers ? Firearms: Firearms (3 Mar 2010)
Robert Brown: To ask the Scottish Executive how and by whom the Strathclyde Police Taser pilot will be evaluated before a decision is taken to roll out the use of Tasers on a force-wide basis.
Scottish Parliament: Decision Time (25 Feb 2010)
Alex Fergusson: ...35. Motion, as amended agreed to, That the Parliament recognises that firearms legislation is reserved and that Strathclyde Police is entitled to exercise operational discretion over the use of Tasers under this reserved legislation and notes the role of local police authorities and joint boards in scrutinising Scottish police forces; further notes that in 2006-07 there were 12,974...
Scottish Parliament: Justice and Law Officers: Police (Arms Policy) (25 Feb 2010)
Hugh O'Donnell: ..., in the context of the Human Rights Act 1998 and the European convention on human rights. What steps has the cabinet secretary taken, or what steps will he take, to ensure that the deployment of Tasers by Strathclyde Police complies with the 1998 act and the ECHR?
Scottish Parliament: Justice and Law Officers: Serious and Organised Crime (West of Scotland) (25 Feb 2010)
Kenny MacAskill: ...fundamentally operational matters for the police, and I would not wish to interfere in or engage with them. That would be entirely wrong. My answer relates to the earlier question about the use of Tasers. Various matters are being dealt with-witness protection, for example-to ensure that we maximise the ability to protect communities and good citizens who step forward. If Mr...
Scottish Parliament: Justice and Law Officers: Police (Firearms Training) (25 Feb 2010)
Patrick Harvie: ...be in a slightly illogical position in this morning's debate. He called for devolution of control over firearms legislation, but said nothing about what he would use those powers for. If guns and Tasers are to be considered as firearms and the Scottish Government wishes to have control over the use of firearms and the legislation relating to them, surely we should be able to hear from it...
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November 17th, 2007 at 10:37 pm
I believe stun guns are probably better than the alternative, which is live firearms. I’d rather be stunned by a police officer than shot to death.
November 17th, 2007 at 11:51 pm
I agree, I too would rather be TASERed than shot with a gun, and that is why I do not oppose firearms officers having access to TASERs to use an alternative to firearms. What I oppose is the expansion of TASER use to include non-firearms officers, and situations where firearms would not have been considered.