Editing Non-lethal weapon (section)

==Riot gun==
[[File:Polizist_Pepperball_Dresden.jpg|thumb|A German policeman with Pepperball gun in [[Dresden]]]] 
In current usage a [[riot gun]] or less-lethal launcher is a type of firearm that is used to fire "non-lethal" or "less-lethal" ammunition for the purpose of suppressing riots. Less-lethal launchers may be special purpose firearms designed for riot control use, or standard firearms, usually shotguns and grenade launchers, adapted to riot control use with appropriate ammunition. The ammunition is most commonly found in 12 gauge (18.5&nbsp;mm/.729 inch) shotguns and 37mm (1.46 inch) or 40mm (1.57 inch) grenade launchers.

In the [[United States]], the term "riot gun" more commonly refers to a [[riot shotgun]] that shoots [[baton round]]s or [[bean bag round]]s.

In recent years, law enforcement, [[military]] and other security organizations sometimes use a type of [[paintball marker]]-like weapon that shoot [[frangibility|frangible]] [[pepper-spray projectile]]s, which rupture upon impact and release [[chemical]] [[aerosol]]s that irritates the eyes and nose of nearby individuals. Such weapons are used generally in the role of stand-off weapons, where physical proximity to a suspect is deemed dangerous but [[deadly force]] is not warranted. The irritant payload may differ from product to product but is usually a [[capsaicinoid]] [[powder (substance)|powder]] called [[Nonivamide|PAVA]] (capsaicin II), and less frequently a [[liquid]] or [[gas]].<ref>[http://www.pepperball.com/faq.html FAQ Page of Vendor PepperBall Technology - Retrieved October 7, 2011] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110908070223/http://www.pepperball.com/faq.html |date=September 8, 2011 }}</ref><ref>Product Page of Vendor PepperBall Technology - Retrieved October 7, 2011 {{cite web |url=http://www.pepperball.com/products.html |title=PepperBall Technologies Incorporated &#124; Products |accessdate=2011-10-06 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20111007064138/http://www.pepperball.com/products.html |archivedate=2011-10-07 }}</ref><ref>[http://www.fnhusa.com/ FN 303 projectiles Product Page - Retrieved October 7, 2011]</ref>