crowd control

EXCLUSIVE: Jan. 6 Police Radio Tapes Reveal Orders to Use Force on Early Crowd

Minutes after the crowd filled the west plaza of the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, U.S. Capitol Police began firing on protesters with projectiles and explosive munitions after commanders ...

August 16, 2023BY Joseph M. Hanneman
China Develops Portable Sonic Weapon for Crowd Control

Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) recently announced that it has developed the world’s first hand-held sonic weapon, and ...

September 26, 2019BY Olivia Li
Lawmakers Urge US to Block Sales of Crowd-Control Gear to Hong Kong

A bipartisan group of U.S. lawmakers on Aug. 3 urged the Trump Administration to suspend future sales of ...

August 3, 2019BY Reuters
UK to Suspend Crowd Control Supplies to Hong Kong

LONDON—Britain's foreign secretary says the country will refrain from issuing export licenses for crowd control equipment to Hong ...

June 25, 2019BY The Associated Press