Episode 13: Less Than Lethal

Less than Lethal. This week we discuss less than lethal deterrants and attack methods. Some good basic less than lethal links (LTL): <a href="http://www.aquafoam.com/papers/Bunker.pdf">USAF Summary, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BZ_Gas">BZ Gas, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cs_gas">Cs Gas, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tear_gas">Tear Gas, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pepper_spray">Pepper Spray, <a href="http://www.tomahawklivetrap.com/products/19.html">Pole Capture, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electric_fence">Electric Fence, <a href="http://www.dazer.com/outdoor-rodent.jsp">Sound Deterrent, <a href="http://technabob.com/blog/2008/03/16/web-gun-catches-thieves-just-like-flies/">Net Gun, Bola, <a href="http://www.fas.org/man/dod-101/sys/land/mk3a2.htm">Concussion Grenade, Sticky Foam, Dart Gun, <a href="http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/systems/munitions/xm84.htm">Flash Bang, <a href="http://www.goodstuffgoodguys.com/browseproducts/CTS-92-Series-Sting-Ball-Grenades.html">Sting Ball, Water Cannon, Vortex Gun, <a href="http://www.atcsd.com/site/content/view/15/110/">LRAD, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smoke_grenade">Smoke Grenade, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stink_bomb">Stink Bombs, <a href="http://www.pepperammo.com/paintball-pepperammo.php">Pepper Ammo, <a href="http://www.taser.com/products/law/Pages/TASERXREP.aspx">Taser Rounds, <a href="http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Electro_magnetic_pulse_grenade">EMP Grenades   00:01:30 – The purpose for using LTL. 00:02:20 – What kinds of things might cause an unattended conflict? 00:04:40 – Is it legal to carry a weapon in the USA? 00:05:50 – What do you think the ramifications of killing someone are vs. using LTL? 00:07:40 – Characters who are opposed to killing. 00:08:40 – Fictional gas LTL weapons. 00:09:20 – Real world LTL gas weapons. 00:09:50 – LTL weapons to capture animals. 00:10:10 – Ability to take out guards/family to infiltrate without killing. 00:11:00 – LTL on an unsuspecting mellor. 00:14:17 – The effectiveness of LTL in D20. 00:16:10 – Using LTL devices on animals. 00:32:40 – Using LTL devices on big animals. 00:34:10 – Fringe pirates who use LTL weapons. 00:36:15 – LTL for stampede control. 00:41:50 – LTL vs. Humans. 00:47:15 – SciFi Riot Foam. 00:48:40 – Esper/Psionic LTL weapons. 00:49:30 – Weapons from Mystery Men. 00:50:50 – Thermal Guns. 00:52:15 – The “Brown Note” device. 00:52:50 – Magical LTL weapons. 00:54:00 – Stink Bombs, odor deterrent. 00:57:20 – Visual deterrent, plague disguise. 00:59:17 – Using a paintball gun with different ammo as a deterrent. 01:02:15 – Taser rounds for firearms. 01:02:45 – Using the old standard rock salt. 01:03:10 – LTL for supernatural creatures 01:03:40 – Specialty bacterial weapons. 01:06:00 – Nano LTL weapons. 01:06:30 – EMP rounds. 01:09:10 – Lightning Gun. 01:13:00 – Information bomb vs. robots.