To be fair, I don't think the CSA approves firearms ethier.

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I've read that Tasers are illegal for civilian use in Canada; is that what you mean?

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No, I mean that the CSA tests the safety of equipment to make sure it meets criteria that it is not unduly harmful to the user. Eg: Extension cords won't catch fire under normal circumstances.

Tasers aren't CSA approved, because they do harm people under normal circumstances, and because tests to determine how harmful they are have not been designed.

CSA doesn't test firearms, because they are harmful unless they are in a locked cabinet. (And the cabinet is probabally CSA and UL tested!)

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Any normal thinking person with some basic knowledge of how they work realizes that Tasers are dangerous and in some cases can even be lethal.

If one goes back in time, when the Police / Law Enforcement Unions and agencies were asking / requesting for these devices to be purchased for them they told the public and the Governments that they would only be used second to their firearms. That is to say, the police would use physical force, the baton or the collapsible steel baton, pepper spray, THE TASER and the firearm.

This makes one then ask how come that the Taser is the first to second option / choice that the Police make when they feel that a person may or may not comply with what they want. The preverbal shoot first ask questions later attitude instead of the draw last shoot first attitude.

One other thing, if these devices are not lethal then why are they considered lethal when used against police and I don’t buy into that their lives are more valued then anyone else in Canada, if they are lethal for one there lethal for all Canadians.


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I don't see why that's "being fair".... tasers aren't meant to be like firearms, they are touted to be non-lethal. Guns aren't meant to be non-lethal, so they don't need to pass a safety test, but tasers do.

Am I just not getting your point or something??

your comment befuddles me.

   

The title of the article is "Taser not CSA approved - Periodical cites lethality". Well, nethier are firearms tested. Tasers are designed to be non-lethal, but sometimes are lethal. Firearms are designed to be lethal, and sometimes aren't.

Citing that they aren't a CSA certified appliance is kind of moot. CSA/UL doesn't test for such things. They don't test for the safety of an item, they test that is does what it says it's supposed to do for the purpose it was designed for. eg: they test that an extension cord handles electricity without catching fire - they don't test what happens if you whip it over your head and smack co-workers with it.

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