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A blast ball used by the Minneapolis Police Department during the George Floyd protests. A blast ball, also known as a tear gas ball, rubber ball grenade, sting ball grenade, or stinger grenade, is a ball-shaped, rubber coated, less-lethal grenade designed for law enforcement and riot control applications.
Tear gas in use in France 2007 Exploded tear gas canister in the air in Greece. Tear gas, also known as a lachrymatory agent or lachrymator (from Latin lacrima 'tear'), sometimes colloquially known as "mace" after the early commercial self-defense spray, is a chemical weapon that stimulates the nerves of the lacrimal gland in the eye to produce tears.
The compound 2-chlorobenzalmalononitrile (also called o-chlorobenzylidene malononitrile; chemical formula: C 10 H 5 ClN 2), a cyanocarbon, is the defining component of the lachrymatory agent commonly referred to as CS gas, a tear gas which is used as a riot control agent, and is banned for use in warfare due to the 1925 Geneva Protocol.
Gendarmes mobiles carrying gas masks and a grenade launcher for deploying tear gas canisters. Tear gas is a non-specific term for any chemical that is used to temporarily incapacitate through irritation of eyes and/or respiratory system.
"The tear gas was used Sunday [May 31] when they had to clear H Street to allow the fire department to come in to save St. John's Church. That's when tear gas was used." [150] Donald Trump's presidential campaign demanded news outlets retract reports of "tear gas" use. [151] Trump called the reports "fake" and said "they didn't use tear gas." [152]
CDCR sues to restore punishment for prison guard who used tear gas on 2 inmates. ... one guard threw a tear gas grenade at them. Of six guards on the scene at the time of the incident, only that ...
RWGŁ-3 Polish tear gas grenade launcher. CS was used during attempts to flush the Viet Cong from their tunnels in the Vietnam War.. CS gas has been used in spray form by many police forces as a temporary incapacitant and to subdue attackers, persons, or civil protestors.
Combined Tactical Systems tear gas made in U.S.A. Combined Systems, Inc. is a U.S.-based company (often marketed and produced under the brand name Combined Tactical Systems (CTS)), [1] specializing in the manufacture of military and police equipment such as tear gas canisters, flash grenades, breaching munitions, and handcuffs.