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Frangible rounds.

• eksith 14y ago
  Aren't they designed so they couldn't go through a target preventing anyone behind from getting shot by the same round? My knowledge of ammunition is inadequate by any measure, but I thought the frangible rounds were supposed to be more "humane", though I could have just been fooled by marketing.
  • jonchang 14y ago
    Yes, that's one of the reasons why police use them. As for what kind of ammo is supposed to be more "humane", it depends on how you define the word. Keep in mind that law enforcement and militaries tend to use different kinds of weapons, and that changes the ammo they use.
• walshemj 14y ago
  aka dum dums as I understand for a solder to use something like hydrashock in a war zone would be a war crime - also the police use of tear gas is a little dicey legally if you used it in afganistan.