Montreal Police Receive Additional TASER Guns and the Right to Wear Them

It’s been a month since two men were killed by police fire – one an innocent bystander, the other a threat to police – and as a result Montreal police have received the go ahead to purchase additional TASER guns in addition to the right to carry them on their belts instead of having them locked up in their cruisers.

Over the next four days, four extra self defense devices will be deployed, while 12 more will be in operation by the beginning of 2012.

Furthermore, there will be more patrollers who will undertake the three-day training that is required before they can employ the devices.

Once they have completed the training, officers will receive permission to wear the TASER guns on their thigh or waist, instead of keeping them locked in their car. The request for the extra self defense tools received the green light on Wednesday.

Even though there was a request to have the weapons on police at all times a year ago, recent events have forced people to re-think the advantages of having easy access to the stunning weapons when they require it the most.

With the commission authorizing Montreal police to add new self defense devices to their equipment, it will bring the total to 57.

However, most of those employing the devices will those undertaking training and SWAT. Only 12 will actually be available to the patrollers.

Of course, while this is the case, it is a step in the right direction considering that Montreal is one of the least armed cities in North America when it comes to self defense tools.

Knowing you have a form of defense on hand that will protect you no matter what the situation is something that many people are searching for. Whereas, they may once have had difficulty in procuring such a device without having to resort to brute force or traditional weapons, that is no longer the case with the introduction of a TASER gun to assist.