California bans officers’ use of electric-shock gloves after ICE reveals plan to equip agents
Summary
California has passed a law banning the use of electric-shock gloves by police officers at local, state, and federal levels. The ban begins next year and lasts until 2030, responding to ICE’s plan to equip agents with these gloves to control combative people.Key Facts
- The ban on electric-shock gloves takes effect in 2025 and lasts until 2030.
- ICE recently awarded a $17 million contract to buy 6,000 pairs of shock gloves.
- California’s Governor Newsom signed the law to increase oversight and protect immigrant communities.
- The law requires the state justice department to study the safety of shock gloves and report by 2029.
- Some legal experts say states have limited power to restrict federal officers’ equipment due to federal law supremacy.
- Some officials argue shock gloves are useful non-lethal tools for law enforcement.
- The law follows a pattern of Democratic-led states passing many pro-immigrant bills to limit cooperation with federal immigration agents.
- The ban was prompted in part by reports of misuse of shock gloves in law enforcement custody.
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