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A baton (also truncheon, nightstick, billy club, billystick, cosh, lathi, or simply stick) is a roughly cylindrical club made of wood, rubber, plastic, or metal. It is carried as a compliance tool and defensive weapon [1] by law-enforcement officers, correctional staff, security guards and military personnel.
In Canada, controls on civilian use of firearms date from the early days of Confederation, when justices of the peace could impose penalties for carrying a handgun without reasonable cause. [11] Amendments to the Criminal Code between the 1890s and the 1970s introduced a series of controls on firearms, including registration of handguns, and ...
I tend to agree with Paladin656 responses. Also make note, batons are apparently legal to wear in Alaska and (western) Canada, while Canada makes many other less than lethal tools illegal such as simple pepper sprays. (Canada is known for being strict with firearms.) As for California, it is even illegal (the last I knew) to carry a baseball bat.
Illegal weapons include machine guns, rocket launchers, short-barrel weapons, and assault weapons. Gun obsession in America is a relatively recent phenomenon, fueled by propaganda and fear.
California gun safety regulations going into effect Jan. 1. In September, California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a series of laws aimed at strengthening gun safety regulations.Those include requiring ...
Stun guns, batons (or prods), cattle prods, shock collars, and belts administer an electric shock by direct contact, whereas Tasers fire projectiles that administer the shock through thin flexible wires. Long-range electroshock projectiles, which can be fired from ordinary shotguns and do not need the wires, have also been developed.
Police in Canada's capital city say they have identified the suspect in a fatal stabbing that happened almost three decades ago. The suspect, a man from Vancouver, British Columbia, was arrested ...
Canada's firearm laws are stated in the Firearms Act. The possession and acquisition licence (PAL) is distributed by the Canadian Firearms Program (a program operated within the RCMP ) and requires taking firearms safety courses (for non-restricted and restricted classifications) and passing a written and practical test with 80% or higher, an ...