Rubber Bullets
RUBBER BULLETS: Rubber Bullets An offbeat military application of rubber is the use of rubber bullets as non-lethal weapons. Peace-keeping missions involving crowd control, as well as military prison duty, often require the use of non-deadly force. In military parlance, the function of these and other non-lethal weaponry is ‘to incapacitate personnel and material, while minimising fatalities, permanent injuries to personnel, and undesired damage to property and the environment’ Civilian police and security services employ rubber-coated metal bullets, plastic (e.g., PVC or polymethyl methacrylate) bullets, and beanbags filled with lead pellets for riot control and personnel protection. However, rubber bullets generally cause less injury than other nonlethal rounds. The misuse of nonlethal weaponry is a paramount legal issue Rifles, grenades and a variant on the clay more mine are used by the military to spray nonlethal rubber pellets. The polymers used...