The Oakland police force has a ‘percussion actuated nonelectric disruptor,’ or PAN disruptor, a top-priority item on their wish list last year. PAN is a shotgun-shaped accessory attachment for wheeled robots, which are often deployed in war zones and by bomb squads. It can be loaded with explosive forces ranging from blanks and pressurized water to live rounds. When asked during a 2021 subcommittee meeting if they planned to ever put live ammunition into the machine, the Oakland police department originally said no. But when drafting up rules for using the attachment, the department had a change of tune. The police force is, however, allowed to arm the devices with pepper spray. There’s no written, lawful definition as to what those specific terms would entail. . . .
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