ELECTRIC SHOCK
WEAPONS/DEVICES
MECHANICAL
RESTRAINTS
KINETIC IMPACT
WEAPONS/
DEVICES
RIOT CONTROL
AGENTS (RCAs)
ITEMS THAT AMNESTY AND OMEGA BELIEVE SHOULD BE PROHIBITED
Direct contact
electric shock
devices including:
shock shields, shock
batons, stun guns,
stun gloves, shock
grabbing devices
Body worn electric
shock devices
including: stun cuffs,
stun belts, stun
sleeves and stun
vests
Thumb cuffs and
finger cuffs
Thumbscrews and
fingerscrews
Leg irons
Bar fetters
Gang chains comprising
bar fetters or weighted
leg restraints
Strengthened
whips and
sjamboks
Inherently
dangerous
RCA delivery
mechanisms
Spiked batons
and other spiked
weapons/devices
Weighted batons
and weighted
gloves
Neck restraints
Multi-point restraints
(with metal restraints)
Multi-point restraints
with fabric straps
intended for law
enforcement purposes
including restraint
chairs, shackle boards
and shackle beds
Weighted restraints
Fixed restraints
Cage beds and net beds
Prisoner hoods and
blindfolds
ITEMS THAT AMNESTY AND OMEGA BELIEVE SHOULD BE CONTROLLED
Projectile electric
shock weapons
Ordinary handcuffs
and restraints
Leg cuffs and restraints
Multi-point restraints
with fabric restraints for
medical use including:
restraint chairs, shackle
boards and shackle
beds
Hand-held
striking weapons
including:
standard batons,
truncheons and
tonfas
Launched kinetic
impact weapons/
projectiles
including: rubber
bullets and plastic
bullets
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Tear gas
(CS, CN and CR)
Pepper Spray
(OC and PAVA)
RCA delivery
mechanisms
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