While a federal judge banned the LAPD from using 40mm projectiles at protests last month, the department still uses other crowd control weapons. According to Scott Reynhout, who researches these weapons for Physicians for Human Rights, a nonpartisan nonprofit, some of these weapons can be just as dangerous as the banned projectiles — if not more so.

<p>While a federal judge&nbsp;<a href="https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2026-01-17/federal-judge-bars-lapd-use-of-some-less-lethal-weapons-at-protests" data-cms-ai="0">banned the LAPD from using 40mm projectiles</a>&nbsp;at protests last month, the department still uses other crowd control weapons. According to Scott Reynhout, who researches these weapons for Physicians for Human Rights, a nonpartisan nonprofit, some of these weapons can be just as dangerous as the banned projectiles &mdash; if not more so.</p>