the tasers for the agents of Florence are coming
The tasers for the police officers of Florence are coming. In recent months the police chief had confirmed that the work by working on the equipment, this morning the new commissioner Maurizio Auriemma confirmed that the preparation courses for the use of the electronic pistol are starting. However, it has not yet been specified when and how many devices will be made available to agents.
Tasers are already present in the city. In 2018 some carabinieri crews were prepared for the use of the yellow pistol.
HOW THE TASER WORKS
The taser is kept by the operators in a special holster on the opposite side from the service weapon. Each single cartridge consists of two darts connected to the gun with conductive wires which, hit the target, up to a maximum distance of just under 8 meters, transmit electrical impulses for 5 seconds, so as to immobilize the person by involuntary contraction of the muscles, allowing for quick handcuffing. Yellow in color, it has been designed to make it immediately recognizable to the offender who, where possible, before use, will be warned of its use if necessary, showing it and also activating an electrical hazard discharge that spreads in the front part of the weapon. When using the military, laser pointers in the gun, you will see the areas where the darts will hit through which primarily being the hips, back and limbs, without the head, neck and genitals. In any case, in case of use, the intervention of the 118 health workers will always be required to immediately ascertain the conditions of the affected person and, if necessary, provide assistance. Finally, the taser is equipped with a memory system that allows you to record all the operations carried out by those who challenged it, without the possibility of altering these data, which will subsequently be downloaded to a PC using special software.