Re: WEAPONS: Non-lethal protective technologies?

From: mark@unicorn.com
Date: Fri Jun 04 1999 - 05:51:41 MDT


den Otter [neosapient@geocities.com] wrote:
>In that case ordinary stun guns and air tasers should be quite popular
>with crooks, yet in reality their use [by criminal elements] is rather rare
>afaik. Any stats on that?

But in the real world, current non-lethal weapons really aren't very
effective; much easier to rent or buy a gun and threaten someone with it
than zap them. I thought we were talking about Trek-style phasers here,
which knock people out for at least a few minutes?

    Mark



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