Ban of hand-held radar guns is being requested in Sioux City, Iowa by East Dakota Highway patrol.

Yesterday, a precautionary ban of radar guns was put into action due to concerns of exposure to radiation. Studies have linked longterm exposure of radiation waves to the development of cancer in troopers. This ban will influence the removal of seventy radar guns that are in use.

The situation is under review after three workman’s compensation claims, expressing that their development of cancer was due to hand-held units, making this the first ban of its kind by a police agency.