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Old 07-03-2009, 09:14 AM   #20 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by Walter Sobchak View Post
IMO beanbag/rubber buckshot ammunition is absolutely worthless. It's not bringing enough kinetic energy to put the average man on his ass, much less take him out of a fight if he's committed. I'd put it about on par with getting hit by a well-thrown baseball. While potentially lethal, a beanbag/rubber buckshot round is just a long range pain-compliance device.

This is the result of one rubber bullet fired by an Oakland police officer on an anti-war protester back in April of 2003. Have you ever seen a baseball cause someone to bleed profusely from the neck?
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