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In LA, protesters have come face-to-face in recent days with members of law enforcement wielding “nonlethal” weapons. While these are regularly used in the United States to disperse public demonstrations, they can cause serious injuries.

This category can include launchers for tear gas grenades and rubber ammunition, stun grenades, and paint marker grenades. Some of these weapons are banned in other countries, like Canada, and the Geneva conventions lay out rules for their use.

The Los Angeles police force also uses another “less lethal” projectile launcher, known as the Defense Technology 40mm Single-Shot Launcher. This weapon appears to be what was used to shoot an Australian journalist with a rubber bullet in the below video. bsky.app/profile/wire...