WARNING: CSI manufactures a variety of CTS less lethal products which are under pressure, pyrotechnic, incendiary, emit projectiles, generate smoke, or are explosive in nature. When used in accordance with CTS training guidelines and/or the individual agency’s policy, they are intended to cause varying degrees of pain and injury, which are temporary. These products are restricted to law enforcement, corrections, and military personnel and are used to gain compliance, disperse crowds, restore order, or temporarily incapacitate dangerous persons. In rare circumstances, if used incorrectly, CTS less-lethal products may cause damage to property, serious bodily injury or death. Therefore, any person using the force option depicted on this page should receive proper training to ensure the safest and most effective use.
*For this application, the pen flare initiator works with a #209 Percussion Primer.
CAUTION: When using a pen flare initiator, it is crucial that proper training and safety steps are taken. Failure to do so, can result in severe burns, blast injuries and damaged property.
**CAUTION: The deployment of any non-bursting canister devices onto soft, wet surfaces, such as mud, wet dirt and wet and dry sand may cause blast ports to become blocked, potentially causing the devices to launch and become a hazardous projectile.
