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A pepper-spray projectile, also called a pepper-spray ball, pepper-ball, pepper bomb, or pepper-spray pellet, is a frangible projectile containing a powdered chemical that irritates the eyes and nose in a manner similar to pepper spray. These projectiles are fired from specially designed forced compliance weapons or modified paintball guns.
The FN 303 is a semi-automatic less-lethal riot gun designed and manufactured by Fabrique Nationale de Herstal. The FN 303 uses compressed air to fire projectiles from a 15-round drum magazine. It is designed to incapacitate the target through blunt trauma without causing critical injuries, and is most widely used for riot control and other ...
A less lethal projectile gun, an example of which is the FN 303, is essentially a paintball marker, either purpose built for riot control, or modified from a commercial paintball marker. The pepper ball guns use special pepper spray ammunition based on paintball technology, consisting of a gelatin capsule filled with the riot control agent. The ...
A pepperbox by Allen & Thurber, one of the most common American designs A mid 19th century four barrel Russian pepperbox revolver. The pepper-box revolver or simply pepperbox (also "pepper-pot", from its resemblance to the household pepper shakers) is a multiple-barrel firearm, mostly in the form of a handgun, that has three or more gun barrels in a revolving mechanism.
Then, one Louisville Metro Police officer broke away from his colleagues, leveled his pepper ball gun at the journalists and began firing. “I’m getting shot! I’m getting — rubber bullets!
Aug. 23—A local chef and the owner of a popular downtown restaurant was arrested on felony charges Thursday after police accused him of firing an airsoft gun and striking another man with a ...
More recently, high-velocity paintball guns are also used to launch less-lethal rounds, including the FN 303 launcher and PepperBall commercial products. [19] There is also the Variable Velocity Weapon Concept, for which a propulsion energy source may not yet have been clearly established and/or finalized. [20]
Per its RoE-focused gameplay, the game highlights using less-lethal weaponry such as tasers, pepper-ball guns, baton rounds, and riot guns to arrest suspects. Lethal weaponry such as handguns , rifles , submachine guns , and shotguns are available, but are only intended to be used against suspects that necessitate the use of lethal force (such ...