Columbia voters have the opportunity to make our community safer, while preventing possible deaths and costly taxpayer-funded lawsuits in the future. I urge citizens to vote "yes" for Proposition 2. It would make it unlawful to use or threaten to use Tasers and all other conducted electrical devices (CEDs) within the city limits. This ban does not affect ownership of CEDs. The local law would apply to law enforcement and all other residents.
LETTER: Taser ban will make community safer
Monday, October 18, 2010 | 12:38 p.m. CDT
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