• Madison420@lemmy.world
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    12 days ago

    They’re also being disingenuous about less lethal, that’s a 40mm or 1.5" projectile moving like 300fps. Even the sponge rounds are marketed as potentially lethal under 10meters.

    The 40mm Direct Impact® Round will prove most successful for incapacitation when used within their optimal energy range of approximately 5–40 meters, although it may used in situations from 2–50 meters. Extensive testing was done on the Direct Impact® Round to ensure that the round is less-lethal when fired within the optimal energy range and at the large muscle groups of the buttocks, thigh, and knees. These areas provide sufficient pain stimulus, while greatly reducing serious or life-threatening injuries.

    https://www.chemicalweaponsresearch.com/munitions/direct_impact_40mm_oc/files/spec_sheet.pdf

    • mojofrododojo@lemmy.world
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      12 days ago

      it’s fucking gross. these fucks obviously have zero training / roe / accountability and are trying to incite riots.