Let us fund arming the police officers in America with tranquilizer guns along side there regular firearms. This will give officers a choice and much more flexibility when having to deal with potentially life threatening situations.
Animal control officers make use of tranquilizer guns yet officers in America do not have this safer option.
The tranquilizer gun would be used first in most situations except where shots are fired first or a list of agreed upon deadly situations.
The tranquilizer gun dosage should be studied to be safe for all body weights in one dose and multiple shots used only when necessary.
This option could alleviate the unnecessary deaths currently in the news and has the potential to help alleviate dog shootings which also have garnered attention.