KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- One week after a police officer used his Taser gun on a 68-year-old woman, the Kansas City Board of Police Commissioners listened to community leaders' concerns, then took action.

Several activists and residents spoke at the Tuesday meeting, demanding action from the board.

"There is no excuse, nothing can be said, nothing that we want to hear that can justify Tasering a grandmother," activist Henry Lyons said to the board.

Last week, Louise Jones, 68, was shot with a police Taser gun in her home. She said the officer twice used the weapon on her after coming to her home to give her a ticket for honking her horn. Police say Jones was shocked because she assaulted the officer by pushing him away.

Police are conducting an internal investigation into what happened, but there has been no resolution yet. But police commissioners did take action, raising the level of force required before officers can justify using the Taser guns.

Previously, it was the department's policy that a "passively resistant" person could be shocked with a Taser gun. Now, a person must be pushing, pulling or trying to flee from an officer before the weapons can be used.

The board also established a citizen and officer task force to look into the use of Taser guns, which seemed to please many activists present at the meeting.

"(The board) put civility and peace in the situation, to where we have a good ground of dialogue now to make changes, and it frees up the chief to do the investigation," said Carol Coe, a representative of the Black Agenda Group.

The board has no authority to dismiss an officer, despite activists' demands that the officers involved in the Taser gun incident be let go. The chief of police makes that decision, but the board can review the chief's choice.