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![]() William Gibson's characters inhabit worlds in which there always seems to be a potential for violence.
This is just the sort of weapon that could protect a client, but would be unlikely to result in the death of a client or the client's property.
Research is underway to produce weapons that would give military or police forces a non-lethal choice. Weapon types include antitraction materials (for example, making a sidewalk or street too slippery to walk on). Or (speaking of Spiderman) the WebShot, a 10-ft.-diameter Kevlar net. The net is packed into a projectile and fired from a special shotgun, snaring targets up to 30 feet away. Comment/Join this discussion ( 2 ) | RSS/XML | Blog This | Additional
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