PBS News Weekend

Of the many difficult questions that surround police shootings in America, one has long been on the periphery: why is a gun, and by extension, deadly force, the option officers choose? Following the recent fatal police shooting of Stephon Clark in Sacramento, California, state lawmakers have proposed a bill to dramatically change the rules regulating officers' use of deadly force. If passed, it would allow police to legally fire their weapons only when no reasonable alternatives are available. But what exactly are those alternatives? And are police officers being trained to use them? NewsHour Weekend's Christopher Booker reports on private companies and law enforcement agencies pressing for change.