The impulse to protect and polarization (Guns)

[Parsons]

I like Isis's idea of a tranquilizer gun if one must have something like that. I've often wondered why a very fast-acting tranquilizing gun (or something even more affective but not harming) hasn't been developed for law enforcement instead of policemen carrying lethal weapons.

Its impractical and dangerous. Using a tranquilizer gun isn't like the movies. The right dosage needs to administered or it could either not be powerful enough, or worse yet be too powerful and kill the person.

The main issue is it wont be fast acting enough. If someone is attacking you with a weapon, they could probably use it before the tranq kicks in all the way. Plus hitting different portions of the body will dramatically effect how fast the tranq takes effect. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tranquilliz...police_use

Furthermore, I think it is illegal to have a tranq gun without a license and it isn't possible to obtain a license unless you are working with wildlife.

If there was something available like something out of science fiction (ex: zat gun from Stargate or phaser from Stark Trek), I would gladly use that instead. But at the moment, nothing comes close to being as safe and effective as the portrayal of those weapons.