The McPherson City Commission heard a request for the purchase of four new BolaWraps and 40 cartridges for the McPherson Police Department. Police Chief Mikel Golden requested approval to upgrade from the old equipment. Golden explained the old-style BolaWraps use .380 cartridges to deploy Kevlar rope with treble hooks that wrap around a person’s clothing. He went on to say the new models are more like tasers and use a battery to shoot the rope electronically. The old-style is monitored by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms due to the use of the .380 cartridges, and the new style is not. He explained the manufacturer has moved away from making the old ones, and for this reason, those cartridges and parts are no longer available.
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