• shalafi@lemmy.world
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    27 days ago

    Don’t think rubber bullets are harmless, but by definition, if a projectile has enough mass to hurt someone, deter them from what they are doing, and stay on target, that projectile can easily be deadly.

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      27 days ago

      A muzzle loader’s cotton wad is perfectly deadly, there are multiple stories of people dying from blank shots.

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    25 days ago

    (my bold)

    Rubber bullets (also called rubber baton rounds) are a type of baton round.[1] Despite the name, rubber bullets typically have either a metal core with a rubber coating, or are a homogeneous admixture with rubber being a minority component. Although they are considered a less lethal alternative to metal projectiles, rubber bullets can still cause fatal injuries as well as other serious injuries such as blindness or other permanent disabilities.[2][3]