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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.
UC San Francisco is asking for 11 rifles, 10 projectile launchers and three drones. The department requested more weapons because it added 16 officers as it took over policing at St. Francis and ...
American marines and Caribbean soldiers clashing during a riot control training exercise in 2011. Riot control measures are used by law enforcement, military, paramilitary or security forces to control, disperse, and arrest people who are involved in a riot, unlawful demonstration or unlawful protest.
Riot gun. 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] Less-lethal launchers may be special purpose firearms designed for riot control use, or standard firearms, usually ...
Another officer called for a pepper ball launcher. ... a law enforcement officer beat a protester with a baton and a protester beat the officer’s helmet with an empty five-gallon water jug.
In March 2018, PORT introduced new tactical equipment including the VKS Pepperball paintball gun for pepper balls and paintballs, Stinger rubber ball grenades, stun grenades, OC canister grenades and the Penn Arms L140-4 40mm grenade launcher for foam baton rounds. [17] [30] PORT commenced using the new tactical equipment operationally in ...
Georgia state troopers who shot and killed an environmental activist at the site of a planned police and firefighter training center near Atlanta will not be charged, a prosecutor announced Friday ...
Non-lethal weapon. Non-lethal weapons, also called nonlethal weapons, less-lethal weapons, [1][2][3][4] less-than-lethal weapons, non-deadly weapons, compliance weapons, or pain-inducing weapons are weapons intended to be less likely to kill a living target than conventional weapons such as knives and firearms with live ammunition.