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Liability Issues

• Quezada v. County of Bernalillo, 944 F2d

710 (10th Cir. 1991)
• The court ruled that an officer might be held

liable for putting himself in a situation that
requires him to use deadly force against an
armed suicidal person.
• This case involved an officer who left a
position of cover to confront a suicidal subject.

Selecting A Weapon Delivery

System

• Types of Weapons

– 12 Gauge shotgun:

– Pump style shotguns are preferred, semi-auto
shotguns wont recycle SIM and they must
manually cycled.
– Shotguns are more readily available and allow

for a wide range of purposes.
• SIMS, Chemical Munitions, Distraction Devices and
Breaching.

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