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To: MarkL
No doubt they are deadly to humans ~ and probably can set fire to homes if you just blow away a piece of framing full of nails ~ the sparks ought to be simply incredible.

Do you think they used such a weapon?

26 posted on 01/04/2009 7:39:14 AM PST by muawiyah
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To: muawiyah
No doubt they are deadly to humans ~ and probably can set fire to homes if you just blow away a piece of framing full of nails ~ the sparks ought to be simply incredible.

Do you think they used such a weapon?

Well, first off, the weapon is just a standard issue, 12ga shotgun. Nothing special about it. It's just the round that's different. And that's what many PDs use IF they use a shotgun to breech an entry, rather than a battering ram.

Actually, this is a much safer load to use than a slug or buckshot for taking out a door - Once the energy is imparted to a sufficiently hard object, it just turns to powder, and it's safer for everyone involved. Of course, human tissue ISN'T hard enough, so if it were used against a person, it would be like hitting them with a 12ga slug.

As far as sparks, I suppose that it's a possibility, but it doesn't seem to have caused any problems "in the real world" so far, at least not that I'm aware of.

Mark

32 posted on 01/04/2009 8:04:19 AM PST by MarkL (Do I really look like a guy with a plan?)
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