Federal Judge Blocks Seattle Law Banning Crowd Control Munitions as City Prepares for Violence

Federal Judge Blocks Seattle Law Banning Crowd Control Munitions as City Prepares for Violence
Seattle police officers stand guard outside a precinct as people protest the death of George Floyd, in the Capitol Hill neighborhood of Seattle, Wash. on June 1, 2020. Jason Redmond/AFP via Getty Images
Zachary Stieber
Zachary Stieber
Senior Reporter
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A federal judge late Friday blocked a Seattle law that banned the police from using crowd control measures as the city prepared for violence.

Seattle’s City Council unanimously passed an ordinance last month prohibiting any city department from owning, purchasing, renting, storing, or using “crowd control weapons” such as “chemical irritants, ultrasonic cannons … or any other device” to cause pain or discomfort.

Zachary Stieber
Zachary Stieber
Senior Reporter
Zachary Stieber is a senior reporter for The Epoch Times based in Maryland. He covers U.S. and world news. Contact Zachary at [email protected]
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