Mounties pull older Tasers

Published: June 1, 2009 at 8:54 PM

OTTAWA, June 1 (UPI) -- The Royal Canadian Mounted Police said Monday it would stop using its older model Taser stun guns nationwide until testing shows them to be up to standards.

The law enforcement agency's decision came as the British Columbia government announced Monday that testing revealed the stun guns don't meet the manufacturer's specifications 80 percent of the time, the Canadian Broadcasting Corp. reported.

Provincial Solicitor General Rich Coleman ordered the RCMP to pull 578 Taser units from service in British Columbia.

"The RCMP will continue testing the M-26 (conducted energy weapons) in its inventory across the country. Only those confirmed to be functioning appropriately will be returned to service," the RCMP said in a statement issued in Ottawa.

The RCMP also is in the process of replacing older M-26 Taser units with the X-26 model that is said to be more reliable, the statement said.

© 2009 United Press International, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
Order reprints



Additional News Stories
UPI Sports Calendar for Tuesday, Nov. 24
Hiring rivals' workers can be an advantage
NBA: Los Angeles Clippers 91, Minnesota 87
Tea may help control blood sugar
COL BKB: Maryland 79, Chaminade 51
NHL: Anaheim 3, Calgary 2 (SO)
COL BKB: Texas 85, Iowa 60
fark
Nearly six-in-ten Mexicans say living in the U.S. is much better than back in Old Mexico. Lou Dobbs'...
Charges dropped against dad who drove a drunken intruder away from his wife and young kids... with...
The Public Option, which was alive, then dead, then alive, then dead, then alive, then dead, then...
If you are the person who stole more than 1,000,000 bees, please return them as it is nearly pollination...
Caption President Obama and his staff overlooking a computer
Scottish city declines to sanction official drunken street party for New Year's, since citizens...