Posted on 09/15/2015 1:31:40 PM PDT by beaversmom
Fatal shootings by police and other law enforcement agencies could soon be avoided thanks to a device that acts like an 'airbag' for a bullet.
'The Alternative' device looks like a metal ping pong ball and can be attached to the barrel of any gun.
The idea is that the ball breaks off when a bullet is fired and melds with the shot, effectively slowing it down to result in less injury.
It is hoped the 'airbag for a bullet' could reduce the number of civilians killed by police officers in potentially lethal situations.
The device, designed by Alternative Ballistics in San Diego, California, takes the form of a metal ball or 'bullet capture device' fitted over the barrel of a gun.
Once the gun is fired, the bullet embeds itself inside the device without a chance of it escaping.
The bullet's energy is simultaneously transferred to the alloy ball, propelling it towards the target.
'The Alternative' works like an 'airbag for a bullet', slowing it down to one fifth of its intended speed.
When the device with the bullet inside hits a targeted person, it still causes serious pain, but less injury to a body than a conventional bullet.
In this way, it is 'less lethal' than a regular bullet and is designed to incapacitate a target without piercing the skin.
If the gun is fired again, a regular bullet will be fired.
The company said the technology represents a critical 'missing link' between lethal force and less-lethal force.
'By utilising our bullet capture technology in appropriate situations, police are likely to prevent loss of life in a way that was until now not possible,' the firm said.
Alternative Ballistics CEO Christian Ellis told San Diego ABC 10 News: 'Just like an airbag, a certain amount of...
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Hmm..., will criminals with guns also be supplied with the same equipment?
Lol!
Anyone who thinks this is a good idea is dumber than a bag of hammers.
Yeah, I could see some advantage to that, but I don’t think it outweighs the BIG disadvantage: if you only get one shot, and you have to make it count, with this device in place you are up the creek.
Exactly. A solution in search of a problem.
Why use a gun?
There are other non lethal alternatives and this device is a one shot deal.
The second bullet fired will kill.
So that bitch that wanted to teach masturbation called for safer bullets her dream came true good old Dr Joycean Elders who loves to listen to Eric Clapnerr
No, you don’t get just one shot.
You get one non-lethal shot. The magazine still is full less one.
So start with the real gun.
Snap on the air bag if the officer thinks it is warranted.
Fire the warning shop, no need to take sights off the criminal.
Fire deadly shots as required.
If you come upon a firefight to start with, the pistol is still in original form.
Double tap. Just to make sure.......................
“No, you dont get just one shot.”
I’m speaking of the situations where you have to make your first shot count, because you may not get an opportunity to take another shot. Those are situations police need to be prepared for.
Now, if the device needs to be popped on before use, and doesn’t stay on the weapon when it is holstered, then that isn’t an issue. However, then the device also has less usefulness, because it will take time to prep this device before use, whereas with something like a taser, you can just draw it and use it.
It will be like a taser, over used. More apt to be used by bully cops.
This device almost has to affect the projectile’s trajectory making it very inaccurate. So some cop fires it at a suspect, aiming at the chest at fairly close range, and puts the guy’s eye out or harming an innocent bystander.
Just not a good idea. Keep the taser, get rid of this poor idea.
Brilliant, make sure cops are outgunned and in more danger than the criminals they have to apprehend. Let’s embolden crooks who want to shoot it out.
Insane.
When you first pull the gun out of the holster, this device is not in place. If you need that immediate first shot, it is still a normal gun.
The ping-pong ball and assembly is carried like an extra magazine. It snaps in place after the officer has decided the situation warrants its use.
http://www.alternativeballistics.com/how-it-works/how-it-works
The advantage I see is after the use. Unlike the taser, if not sufficient, you are aimed and ready to end the threat with lethal force if required.
What’s the point of shouting “less lethal!”? Is that for whoever might be making a video?
so we take a small fast moving object and transform it into a large caliber heavy object ... just like the mini-ball of civil war fame. So instead of punching a hole in an arm or a leg, we simply crush the underlying bone and tissue. During the civil war, this is what caused so many amputations.
Is that what we want?
Can I get one to fit my grenade launcher?
>> You do not shoot to wound. You only shoot to kill.
If I read this kind of crap on FR one more time I’m gonna scream! No, dammit, NO! You only shoot to stop the threat!
Repeat: TO STOP THE THREAT!
This, boys and girls, is from an NRA Patron/Senior Training Counselor, and LE pistol instructor.
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