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Less-Lethal.org - Non Lethal and Less Lethal Law Enforcement Technologies. Hosted by the International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP). US Deptment of Defense Non-Lethal Weapons Program. Field Manual No. 19-15 Headquarters Department of the Army Washington, DC, 25 November 1985 FM 19-15 CIVIL DISTURBANCES "Documenting Police Use of Force".
A Los Angeles police officer aims his "less-lethal" weapon at a demonstrator in June 2020. ... About 900 smaller law enforcement agencies have adopted the devices within the last two years ...
The ARWEN ACE is a breech-loaded less-lethal launcher which fires a variety of 37mm less-lethal munitions which includes direct impact batons, chemical irritant delivery munitions and smoke delivery munitions. "ARWEN" is an acronym for "anti riot weapon enfield". As of 2001, all ARWEN trademarks and patents are owned by Police Ordnance Company Inc.
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.
As protests have surged across the United States, so has police use of so-called less-lethal munitions. In this video, Newsy breaks down what kinds of munitions are commonly used and Bellingcat's ...
New York law enforcement officers in riot gear after they regained control of prisoners following the Attica prison revolt in September 1971. ... or high-velocity less-lethal ammunition — in ...
Sponge grenades were used by some police departments during the George Floyd protests in the summer of 2020 and were cited as being one of the most common types of less-lethal rounds employed. [7] In some cases, protesters were hit in the head or face with the rounds, causing serious injury.
Sticky foam is a type of less-lethal weapon, consisting of various extremely tacky and/or tenacious materials carried in compressed form with a propellant and used to block, entangle, and impair individuals. A National Institute of Justice-funded project at Sandia National Laboratory developed a "gun" which could fire multiple shots of sticky foam.