Editing Riot control (section)

==Research==
[[File:Long Range Acoustic Device 500X in New York City.jpg|thumbnail|right|A [[New York City Police Department]] officer stands ready with a sonic weapon, the [[LRAD]] 500X]]
Research into weapons that are more effective for riot control continues. [[Net gun|Netguns]] are non-lethal weapons designed to fire a [[Net (device)|net]] which entangles the target. Netguns have a long history of being used to capture wildlife, without injury, for research purposes. A netgun is currently in development for [[Non-lethal weapon|non-lethal]] riot control. [[Pepper-spray projectile]] launchers are [[projectile]] [[weapon]]s that launch a fragile ball which breaks upon impact and releases an irritant powder called [[Nonivamide|PAVA]] (capsaicin II) pepper.  The launchers are often slightly modified .68 [[caliber]] [[paintball]] guns.

[[Stink bomb]]s are devices designed to create an extremely unpleasant [[odor|smell]] for riot control and [[area denial weapons|area denial]] purposes. Stink bombs are believed to be less dangerous than other riot control chemicals, since they are effective at low concentrations. [[Sticky foam]] weapons are being tested, which cover and immobilize rioters with a gooey foam.<ref>{{cite magazine | url = http://www.howitworksdaily.com/science/experimental-crowd-control-riot-foam/ | magazine = How It Works Magazine | title = Experimental Riot Control: Riot Foam | publisher = How It Works | date = August 2011}}</ref>

[[Low frequency]] [[sonic weaponry|sound cannon]]s are weapons of various types that use sound to injure or incapacitate subjects using a focused beam of [[sound]] or [[infrasound]]. [[Active denial system]]s (ADS) are a [[non-lethal]], [[directed-energy weapon]] developed by the [[United States armed forces|U.S. military]]. The ADS directs [[electromagnetic radiation]], specifically, high-frequency microwave radiation, at a frequency of 95 [[GHz]], which causes the water in the upper epidermis to boil, stimulating a "burning" sensation in the nerve endings and generating intense pain. [[Dazzler (weapon)|Dazzler laser]]s are [[directed-energy weapon]]s that use intense light to cause temporary [[blindness]] or disorientation of rioters.