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SALT Non-lethal defense pistol

Posted: Wed Feb 08, 2017 12:42 pm
by Nelly2014
If you look at Youtoob and flick through the '5 best inventions' type of stuff you will come across the above. It appears to be a CO2 powered pistol that fires salty balls that break up on impact and release some noxious irritating powder to dissuade intruders.
What a cracking idea eh? But no doubt it would be 'throw away the key' territory if you tried to use one in Nanny UK shakeshout

Re: SALT Non-lethal defense pistol

Posted: Wed Feb 08, 2017 12:47 pm
by breacher
The word "noxious" is specifically mentioned in legislation..........

Re: SALT Non-lethal defense pistol

Posted: Wed Feb 08, 2017 12:50 pm
by saddler
So, a paintball gun firing itching powder?

It'll make £billions$ & the criminals will refuse to get out of bed for an honest days thuggery, buggery, burglary & general mayhem. Or not.

Re: SALT Non-lethal defense pistol

Posted: Wed Feb 08, 2017 12:57 pm
by Kungfugerbil
You'd be better off with these:

http://www.odditycentral.com/funny/japa ... crime.html

I believe it has been clarified that paint for marking and identification doesn't count as a noxious substance so is considered kosher. It doesn't have an irritant but realistically your best bet is to leg it and mark the toe rags so the police can pick up on it later.

Also you said 'salty balls'. lol

I am a child it would seem.

Re: SALT Non-lethal defense pistol

Posted: Wed Feb 08, 2017 2:44 pm
by Sim G
Kungfugerbil wrote: It doesn't have an irritant but realistically your best bet is to leg it and mark the toe rags so the police can pick up on it later.

Realistically, sometimes legging it is not an option...

Re: SALT Non-lethal defense pistol

Posted: Wed Feb 08, 2017 3:18 pm
by Kungfugerbil
Sim G wrote:Realistically, sometimes legging it is not an option...
Realistically that happens in a statistically insignificant amount of cases. In those situations no sort of fart gun, paintball or spray are going to do the job :)

Re: SALT Non-lethal defense pistol

Posted: Wed Feb 08, 2017 3:55 pm
by froggy
It's an old concept . Cartridges loaded with salt were used as non-lethal rounds. Before electronic alarms were invented, little canons firing those "salt cartridges" were quite common.

Re: SALT Non-lethal defense pistol

Posted: Wed Feb 08, 2017 3:59 pm
by Sim G
Kungfugerbil wrote: Realistically that happens in a statistically insignificant amount of cases. In those situations no sort of fart gun, paintball or spray are going to do the job :)

Better than an empty hand...

Re: SALT Non-lethal defense pistol

Posted: Wed Feb 08, 2017 4:24 pm
by Les
Kungfugerbil wrote:Realistically that happens in a statistically insignificant amount of cases. In those situations no sort of fart gun, paintball or spray are going to do the job :)
I'm guessing you've never had a face full of pepper spray/teargas. ;)

Re: SALT Non-lethal defense pistol

Posted: Wed Feb 08, 2017 5:52 pm
by Nelly2014
Sim G wrote:
Kungfugerbil wrote: Realistically that happens in a statistically insignificant amount of cases. In those situations no sort of fart gun, paintball or spray are going to do the job :)

Better than an empty hand...
Funnily enough that's what 'Karate' means in Japanese clapclap