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LAPD officers use "less-lethal" launcher devices far more often than other big-city agencies, the report to the department's civilian oversight commission found, renewing questions about whether ...
A Royal Canadian Mounted Police officer with a bean bag shotgun. In current usage, a riot gun or less-lethal launcher is a type of firearm used to fire "non-lethal" or "less-lethal" ammunition for the purpose of suppressing riots or apprehending suspects with minimal harm or risk. [1]
A sponge grenade is a riot control weapon, intended to be non-lethal, which is fired from a 40 mm grenade launcher to cause confusion, or otherwise temporarily disable its target. As a single blunt force object, it is best used when aimed at a particular individual.
In recent shootings, LAPD officers have repeatedly fired live rounds and 'less lethal' alternatives simultaneously, without allowing the less-lethal rounds to take effect first.
Code Sam: Request/notification for deployment of less-than-lethal Bean bag round-equipped less-than-lethal shotgun to location; Code Sam-40: Request/notification for deployment of a 40mm less-than-lethal rubber bullet (grenade) launcher; Code Tom: Request/notification for deployment of taser to location
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A special "less-lethal" version of GL06 was produced as the LL06. Although the LL06 was marketed as a variation of the GL06, the only difference is the bright yellow color of the frame, compared to the standard black of the GL06. Both weapons are fully capable of firing a complete range of lethal and less-lethal 40×46 mm (1.8 in) ammunition.