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MILITARY EQUIPMENT USE REPORT 2022 where a confrontation may occur.The practice is intended to minimize injury to officers and suspects. Chemical agents may be used to disperse large, unlawful assemblies, but the Police Department has never used chemical agents for this purpose. "Taser Shockwave, microwave weapons, water cannons, and the Long Range Acoustic Device (LRAD)."' The Police Department does not use any of the described devices. Taser Shockwave is a device built by Axon Technologies to deny entry to certain areas and has no law enforcement application. Microwave weapons are not in use by law enforcement. The Pleasanton Police Department or any regional agencies do not use water cannons. Long Range Acoustic Devices have applications to deliver highly audible public addresses. They are used by some law enforcement agencies but are not in use by the Pleasanton Police Department. "The following projectile launch platforms and their associated munitions: 4Omm projectile launchers, "bean bag,"rubber bullet, and specialty impact munition (SIM) weapons." The Pleasanton Police Department possesses 40mm launch platforms.They may be used as less-lethal impact devices as an alternative to a higher level of force. They are also used to deploy chemical agents when necessary. The police department was approved to purchase an additional 22 40 mm launchers to outfit the department's marked patrol fleet. City Council approved the purchase, and we are awaiting delivery. The police department intends to seek approval and purchase two multi- launch 40mm platforms to provide further less lethal options. The Police Department utilizes 12-gauge beanbag rounds fired from a shotgun and the FN-303 launcher as less-lethal devices. These are intended to provide alternatives to higher levels of force when reasonable and necessary. The FN-303 functions similarly to a paintball gun and can be loaded with different ammunition, including impact, pava (pepper spray), and marking rounds. Marking rounds leave a paint stain on clothing to identify a suspect later. Today the standard less-lethal ammunition patrol officers carry are beanbag rounds and FN-303 impact rounds however, there are plans to transition to the 40mm platform once we take delivery of the launchers. 9