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BEANBAG GUN [1 record]

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Record 1 2017-04-07

English

Subject field(s)
  • Small Arms
  • Police
DEF

A weapon used by police to subdue an individual without using lethal force, along the lines of rubber bullets.

OBS

A regular shotgun is used. The shotgun shell is stuffed with a tiny, orange nylon bag filled with lead-pellets. The bag weighs about 42 grams. The beanbag is effective within 10 metres and has about the same impact as the butt of a baseball bat being rammed into someone's chest.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Armes légères
  • Police
DEF

Arme utilisée par certains corps de police pour immobiliser des individus.

OBS

Ce genre d'armes ne doit pas être utilisé normalement à moins de 10 pieds de la cible. Or dans le cas de M. [X], le policier était situé à 21 pieds lorsqu'il a déchargé son arme et pourtant le sac a transpercé la peau pour se loger près du cœur et causer la mort [...]

Spanish

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