In Georgia Is a Taser a Lethal Weapon?

Yet a few weeks ago, Paul Howard, the Fulton County district attorney whose office will try Rolfe, acknowledged in a separate matter that, according to Georgia law, “a taser is considered . . . a deadly weapon.” That means, generally speaking, cops can use deadly force in countering their hostile use.

Is a taser considered a lethal weapon?

The answer, at least according to current NYPD training, is that officers are authorized to use deadly force when threatened with a taser. And for good reason: Tasers are extremely dangerous weapons, and the NYPD has only brought them into wide use among its patrol officers in the last five years or so.

What is considered a deadly weapon in Georgia?

Using a deadly weapon, an object that is likely to seriously injure a person or an object that is likely to strangle a person. Attempting to rob, murder or rape the person.