Editing Non-lethal weapon (section)

==Ammunition==
Non-lethal rounds are [[Cartridge (firearms)|firearm rounds]] which are designed to [[shooting to wound|incapacitate, but not kill]], a target. The rounds rely on the transfer of kinetic energy and [[Blunt trauma|blunt force trauma]] to accomplish this incapacitation. [[Rubber bullet]]s, rubber buckshot, [[/soft polymer round|soft polymer round]]s, [[wax bullet]]s, [[plastic bullet]]s, [[beanbag round]]s, [[sponge grenades]], [[Ring Airfoil Projectile|ring airfoil projectiles]] (both kinetic and tear gas projectiles) and [[Electroshock weapon|rubber bullets with electroshock effect]] (e.g. [[Taser]] [[XREP]] rounds) are less lethal than conventional metal bullets, and are also propelled at lower speed by using less propellant. "Bean bag" type bullets are sometimes referred to as [[flexible baton round]]s. More recently, high-velocity [[paintball gun]]s are also used to launch less-lethal rounds, including the [[FN 303]] launcher and PepperBall commercial products.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://pepperball.com/|title=PepperBall® &#124; Non Lethal Weapons &#124; Less Lethal &#124; Police Non Lethal|website=pepperball.com}}</ref> There is also the Variable Velocity Weapon Concept, for which a propulsion energy source may not yet have been clearly established and/or finalized.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=http://blog.wired.com/defense/2008/07/set-assault-rif.html|title=Army Looks to Turn Toy Into Next-Gen Rifle|magazine=Wired|first=David|last=Hambling|date=2008-07-23}}</ref> In any case, all of these technologies apply the same basic mechanism, which is to launch a mass at the target that interacts kinetically.{{citation needed|date=April 2022}}
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File:Fiocchi rubber buckshot.jpg|Fiocchi 12-gauge rubber buckshot: containing 15, 8.3&nbsp;mm, .58 gram rubber pellets, with a muzzle velocity of 790 fps.
File:Bean bag round close up.jpg|12-gauge beanbag rounds and exposed bean bag round projectile 
File:Sam234am.PNG|U.S. [[M234 launcher]] ring airfoil projectile rounds
Image:M234.png|Launcher, projectile, 64&nbsp;mm, riot control, M234
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