WUSA

Federal agents using similar tear gas canisters in Portland as used in DC

WASHINGTON — From Monday night into Tuesday early morning, as federal law enforcement fired tear gas at protesters outside a federal building in Portland, Oregon, a CBS News crew captured this moment: ...
KOIN 6

Feds use tear gas against downtown Portland protesters

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Federal authorities again used tear gas and other crowd control munitions against protesters gathered outside of the federal courthouse in Portland on Saturday night. Portland ...
OPB

Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler bans use of CS tear gas in ongoing protests

Portland, Ore. Sept. 10, 2020 5:32 p.m. Updated: Sept. 11, 2020 9:40 p.m. After more than 100 days of demonstrations for racial justice, Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler has banned the city’s police force ...
WUSA

No law enforcement agency admits to using tear gas Monday, but tear gas canisters were found at the scene

Further analysis by former military explosives disposal experts of canisters and casings obtained by a WUSA9 crew Monday night on H & 17th street indicates another form of munitions used against ...
Mediaite

Tear Gas Canisters Found Outside White House, in Continued Debunking of Claims No Tear Gas Was Used

WUSA9 reporter Nathan Baca shared photos of tear gas canisters found by news crews after police forcefully cleared protestors from Lafayette Square Monday night, further challenging the White House’s ...
Democracy Now

How Tear Gas Became a Favorite Weapon of U.S. Border Patrol, Despite Being Banned in Warfare

As the Trump administration continues to defend firing tear gas into crowds of asylum seekers, we look at the history of tear gas, which is banned in warfare but legal for federal authorities and ...
Charlotte Observer

CMPD won’t use tear gas to disperse crowds during protests, but pepper spray’s still OK

Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police will no longer use tear gas or “CS gas” during protests, and also will discontinue the use of no-knock warrants during investigations. “We have pulled the chemical agent ...
KGW8

'Lets be honest. It's ugly': Mayor Wheeler addresses use of tear gas against Portland protesters

PORTLAND, Ore. — Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler said Friday morning he feels use of tear gas against protesters is "ugly," and admitted he agrees with activists who want the police to stop using tear gas.
WWLTV

NOPD demonstrates shooting rubber balls, tear gas after CCC protest controversy

NEW ORLEANS — The New Orleans Police Department held a "defense technology" demonstration Tuesday morning, the day after they acknowledged shooting rubber projectiles into a crowd of protesters last ...
The Hill

US Park Police say it was a mistake to say no tear gas was used in Lafayette Square

The U.S. Park Police on Friday hedged its earlier claims it did not use tear gas to clear crowds near the White House Monday, telling Vox earlier statements were a “mistake” given that the chemical ...
The Washington Post

Why tear gas, lobbed at migrants on the southern border, is banned in warfare

Military recruits enter the chamber one by one and don protective masks. Tear gas swirls. Then, the order: Take off your mask and breathe. Eyes well and throats tighten, and men and women training for ...