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A training course was organized by the police authority in Houjie on May 25 to teach its police officers effective use of net guns for riot control. |
A training course was organized by the police authority in Houjie on May 25 to teach its police officers effective use of net guns for riot control.
The training course was organized after a series of vicious attacks on school children across the country, resulting in 16 dead and dozens injured.
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When the gun is fired, a net measuring 4 meters long by 4 meters wide will be shot out tangling the offenders bodies. |
According to the police, the effective shooting distance of the net gun is 3 to 8 meters with the optimal shooting distance at 5 meters. When the gun is fired, a net measuring 4 meters long by 4 meters wide will be shot out tangling the offenders bodies, making them lose the ability to continue their aggressive actions.
The successful rate to capture assailants is as high as 98%, the police said.
(By Morvin Chow)
Catched by a net gun
