Launchers that fire soda can-size foam projectiles to subdue uncooperative individuals were successful in just more than a third of the encounters when they were deployed by the Los Angeles Police ...

(NewsNation) — An entrepreneur from Boston is hoping to change self-defense and give people less-lethal options to protect themselves. That’s why Bryan Ganz created the Byrna Launcher, a less-lethal ...

ANDOVER, Mass., April 22, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Byrna Technologies Inc. (“Byrna” or the “Company”) (Nasdaq: BYRN), a personal defense technology company specializing in the development, manufacture ...

L.A. police officers fire so-called less-lethal weapons at protesters during a "No Kings" rally in downtown on June 14. (Carlin Stiehl / Los Angeles Times) The Los Angeles City Council voted against a ...

Another variation of the eXact iMpact available from Safariland is the Direct Impact. It has a crushable Styrofoam nose that carries a payload of OC, CS, or marking dye. Wall says tactical law ...

Chandler Crumblish Paine is a full-time mom and regular jogger who lives in Fort Worth, Texas. She’s never owned a gun, but last year she became increasingly concerned about her safety, especially ...

The Los Angeles Police Department’s own rulebook shows cops face tight limits — and scrutiny — when firing “non-lethal” launchers. An internal document obtained by The Post shows Los Angeles police ...

Two Antioch residents filed a civil rights lawsuit this week alleging city police officers intentionally injured them with a police dog and less-lethal launchers for amusement, bragged about their use ...