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During the Second World War, some German troops were equipped with wooden bullets.<ref> |
During the Second World War, some German troops were equipped with wooden bullets.<ref> [https://www.trailblazersww2.org/history_woodenbullets.htm History: Wooden Bullets], ''Trailblazersww2.org''</ref> While British troops were trained with wooden bullets to reduce the cost of metal bullets. |
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Wooden bullets were used by British troops in [[Hong Kong]].<ref name=ACLUM>{{cite web|url=http://aclum.org/sites/all/files/education/less_lethal_report.pdf|title=LESS LETHAL FORCE: Proposed Standards for Massachusetts Law Enforcement Agencies|publisher=American Civil Liberties Union of Massachusetts|accessdate=12 August 2014}}</ref> During a 2014 protest in Missouri following the [[shooting of Michael Brown]], the police fired wooden bullets at protesters.<ref name=guardian2014/> During the 2019 [[World Trade Organization|WTO]] [[anti-globalization movement]] in Seattle, the police shot wooden bullets at protesters.<ref>Joshua McNichols, [https://www.kuow.org/stories/what-a-wooden-bullet-tells-us-about-1999-seattle A cop shot this wooden bullet at me at the WTO protests in Seattle. Here’s the story it tells], ''Kuow.org'', 19 November 2019</ref> |
Wooden bullets were used by British troops in [[Hong Kong]].<ref name=ACLUM>{{cite web|url=http://aclum.org/sites/all/files/education/less_lethal_report.pdf|title=LESS LETHAL FORCE: Proposed Standards for Massachusetts Law Enforcement Agencies|publisher=American Civil Liberties Union of Massachusetts|accessdate=12 August 2014}}</ref> During a 2014 protest in Missouri following the [[shooting of Michael Brown]], the police fired wooden bullets at protesters.<ref name=guardian2014/> During the 2019 [[World Trade Organization|WTO]] [[anti-globalization movement]] in Seattle, the police shot wooden bullets at protesters.<ref>Joshua McNichols, [https://www.kuow.org/stories/what-a-wooden-bullet-tells-us-about-1999-seattle A cop shot this wooden bullet at me at the WTO protests in Seattle. Here’s the story it tells], ''Kuow.org'', 19 November 2019</ref> |
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Revision as of 09:20, 5 June 2020
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| Type | Non-lethal weapon |
Wooden bullets are wooden projectiles designed to be fired from a gun. They are intended to be used as non-lethal weapons for crowd control by enforcing "pain compliance" at a distance.[1] They have been known to raise large welts or bruises on their targets.[1][2]
History of use
During the Second World War, some German troops were equipped with wooden bullets.[3] While British troops were trained with wooden bullets to reduce the cost of metal bullets.
Wooden bullets were used by British troops in Hong Kong.[2] During a 2014 protest in Missouri following the shooting of Michael Brown, the police fired wooden bullets at protesters.[1] During the 2019 WTO anti-globalization movement in Seattle, the police shot wooden bullets at protesters.[4]
A team of research engineers in Wisconsin uses 12-foot long, 15-pound, 2-by-4 pine bullets propelled at 100 mph by an air cannon to test the resistance of tornado shelters made of wood.[5]
See also
References
- ^ a b c Jon Swaine (12 August 2014). "Missouri police fired wooden bullets at crowd during protest over teen's death". The Guardian.
- ^ a b "LESS LETHAL FORCE: Proposed Standards for Massachusetts Law Enforcement Agencies" (PDF). American Civil Liberties Union of Massachusetts. Retrieved 12 August 2014.
- ^ History: Wooden Bullets, Trailblazersww2.org
- ^ Joshua McNichols, A cop shot this wooden bullet at me at the WTO protests in Seattle. Here’s the story it tells, Kuow.org, 19 November 2019
- ^ Barry Adams, On Wisconsin: Wooden bullet helps researchers make affordable shelters, Madison.com, 11 May 2014
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