Some Calgary police officers will soon be armed with less lethal weapons.
The Calgary Police Service wants to add about 80 projectile guns to their arsenal over the next two years, as a way to give officers less lethal options when resolving dangerous conflicts.
The plan calls for training 160 patrol officers in the use of the weapons.
Chief Roger Chaffin says the weapons will be similar to sock guns already being used in Edmonton and Lethbridge.
“You go from bean bags to more precise projectiles. We’re going to look for something that creates distance, that creates some level of