OPP, RCMP told not to aim Taser guns at the chest (Canada)

"In a new approach aimed at reducing deaths caused by stun guns, Canadian police forces are being ordered to take new precautions with Taser guns by no longer aiming the weapon at a person's chest and heart. Police authorities have been told that their Tasers must now only point at a person's abdomen, legs or back if they want to subdue the suspect. The Royal Canadian Mounted Police, the Ontario Provincial Police and other municipal and provincial forces were issued the directive late last week after Taser International made mention of new concerns about the weapons and its links to cardiac arrest. The organization said reducing chest shots will avoid the controversy about whether the electronic control devices affect the human heart" - CTV.ca