[IP] Police trial electric bullets
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From: EEkid@xxxxxxx
Date: August 10, 2005 9:19:48 PM EDT
To: dave@xxxxxxxxxx
Subject: Police trial electric bullets
Police trial electric bullets
August 11, 2005 - 6:09AM
Quick-footed criminals hoping to avoid the debilitating shock of a
police stun gun could soon be facing a more exacting foe - the
electric bullet.
Stun guns, like the Taser, fire small spears joined to the handpiece
with wires. The spears discharge an electric shock and incapacitate
the target, but such weapons have a limited range of up to about 10
metres.
The United States Department of Homeland Security is seeking
alternatives with broader uses like light lasers or guns firing
electric bullets to combat all manner of felon.
"People encountered can range from aggressors who are hardened
criminals to mentally disturbed teenagers ... from protesting crowds
that include children and elderly, to street gangs," the Homeland
Security Department, which is soliciting prototypes from industry,
said on its website.
According to the New Scientist magazine, several companies have put
forward ideas, including the Piezer - which can be fired from a 12-
gauge shotgun up to 50 metres, shocking and stunning whoever it hits.
Another firm has suggested a dazzler which disorientates crowds with
a series of bright lights.
http://www.theage.com.au/news/World/Police-trial-electric-bullets/
2005/08/11/1123353407198.html
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