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A pepper-spray projectile, also called a pepper-spray ball, pepper-ball, pepper bomb, or pepper-spray pellet, is a frangible projectile containing a powdered chemical that irritates the eyes and nose in a manner similar to pepper spray.[1]

Table of Contents

  1. 21 relations: Aerosol, Boston Police Department, Chemical substance, Deadly force, FN 303, Frangibility, Gas, Killing of Victoria Snelgrove, Liquid, Los Angeles Times, Military, Non-lethal weapon, Nonivamide, Paintball marker, Pepper spray, Powder, Projectile, Suspect, University of California, Davis, Wayback Machine, Weapon.

  2. Chemical weapons
  3. Non-lethal projectiles
  4. Riot control agents

Aerosol

An aerosol is a suspension of fine solid particles or liquid droplets in air or another gas.

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Boston Police Department

The Boston Police Department (BPD), dating back to 1838, holds the primary responsibility for law enforcement and investigation within the city of Boston, Massachusetts.

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Chemical substance

A chemical substance is a unique form of matter with constant chemical composition and characteristic properties.

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Deadly force

Deadly force, also known as lethal force, is the use of force that is likely to cause serious bodily injury or death to another person.

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FN 303

The FN 303 is a semi-automatic less-lethal riot gun designed and manufactured by Fabrique Nationale de Herstal.

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Frangibility

A material is said to be frangible if through deformation it tends to break up into fragments, rather than deforming elastically and retaining its cohesion as a single object.

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Gas

Gas is one of the four fundamental states of matter.

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Killing of Victoria Snelgrove

Victoria E. Snelgrove (October 29, 1982 – October 21, 2004) was an American journalism student at Emerson College in Boston, who died after being shot by officer Rochefort Milien of the Boston Police Department using a less-lethal weapon.

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Liquid

A liquid is a nearly incompressible fluid that conforms to the shape of its container but retains a nearly constant volume independent of pressure.

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Los Angeles Times

The Los Angeles Times is a regional American daily newspaper that began publishing in Los Angeles, California in 1881.

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Military

A military, also known collectively as an armed forces, are a heavily armed, highly organized force primarily intended for warfare.

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Non-lethal weapon

Non-lethal weapons, also called nonlethal weapons, less-lethal weapons, less-than-lethal weapons, non-deadly weapons, compliance weapons, or pain-inducing weapons are weapons intended to be less likely to kill a living target than conventional weapons such as knives and firearms with live ammunition.

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Nonivamide

Nonivamide, also called pelargonic acid vanillylamide or PAVA, is an organic compound and a capsaicinoid. Pepper-spray projectile and Nonivamide are lachrymatory agents and riot control agents.

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Paintball marker

A paintball marker, also known as a paintball gun, paint gun, or simply marker, is an air gun used in the shooting sport of paintball, and the main piece of paintball equipment.

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Pepper spray

Pepper spray, oleoresin capsicum spray, OC spray, capsaicin spray, or capsicum spray is a lachrymator (tear gas) product containing the compound capsaicin as the active ingredient that irritates the eyes to cause burning and pain sensations, as well as temporary blindness. Pepper-spray projectile and Pepper spray are chemical weapons, lachrymatory agents and riot control agents.

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Powder

A powder is a dry, bulk solid composed of many very fine particles that may flow freely when shaken or tilted.

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Projectile

A projectile is an object that is propelled by the application of an external force and then moves freely under the influence of gravity and air resistance.

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Suspect

In law enforcement jargon, a suspect is a known person accused or suspected of committing a crime.

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University of California, Davis

The University of California, Davis (UC Davis, UCD, or Davis) is a public land-grant research university in Davis, California, United States.

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Wayback Machine

The Wayback Machine is a digital archive of the World Wide Web founded by the Internet Archive, an American nonprofit organization based in San Francisco, California.

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Weapon

A weapon, arm, or armament is any implement or device that is used to deter, threaten, inflict physical damage, harm, or kill.

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See also

Chemical weapons

Non-lethal projectiles

Riot control agents

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pepper-spray_projectile

Also known as Pepper ball, Pepper balls, Pepper bullet, Pepper-spray balls, Pepper-spray pellet, PepperBall.