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	Action Target - Superior Shooting Range Equipment and Firearms Training including bullet traps, turning targets, ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		As bullets pass through the layers of rubber strips, their energy is dissipated until they come to a stop.
		The rubber block trap is similar in concept to the rubber granule trap, except the rubber granules are molded together with a latex glue to form a solid object.
		As bullets hit the plates, they are directed to the narrow end of the funnel and enter a deceleration chamber where their energy is dissipated.
	www.actiontarget.com /_law/bullet_traps/bullet_trap_comparisons.html (1946 words)

	Rubber bullet - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Rubber bullets are rubber or rubber-coated projectiles fired from guns.
		Rubber and wooden bullets are often used in riot control and to disperse protests.
		Rubber bullets, powered only by a primer, are often used for short-range indoor target practice or training, generally only with handguns.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Rubber_bullet (470 words)

	Blunt and penetrating injuries caused by rubber bullets during the Israeli-Arab conflict in October, 2000: a ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Rubber bullets were used for the first time by British forces in Northern Ireland in 1970.1-4 These missiles are intended to inflict superficial painful injuries, thereby deterring demonstrators from continuing further hostile activities, while at the same time avoiding serious injuries and deaths that arise with conventional firearms.
		We investigated casualties with injuries induced by rubber bullets, who were treated at a frontline clinic, two regional hospitals, and a level I trauma centre, to establish the factors associated with generation of blunt or penetrating injuries by a rubber bullet.
		Tissue damage induced by rubber bullets is largely attributable to direct compression--or a crushing-type mechanism--of tissues by the blunt tip of the bullet, and to the shockwave generated by the impact, which creates lacerations and fractures distant from area of impact.
	www.mindfully.org /Health/2002/Rubber-Bullets-Israeli-Arab25may02.htm (4638 words)

	Plastic bullet
		The plastic bullet is the name given to a type of non-lethal projectile fired from a specialised gun, used in riot control.
		It was intended to replace the older rubber bullet with a projectile that could be fired directly at targets while also reducing the risk of serious injury or death.
		The first plastic bullet was made of PVC, it was 89 mm long and 38 mm in diameter, it weighed approximately 142 g.
	www.ebroadcast.com.au /lookup/encyclopedia/pl/Plastic_bullet.html (265 words)

	Ireland's OWN: History (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		In 1970, rubber bullets were introduced to the civilian population of Northern Ireland on the streets of West Belfast and Derry.
		Firing instructions stipulated that bullets were to be fired at the ground in front of a crowd, thereby causing the bullets to ricochet and strike people in the legs and lower body with minimal harm.
		Rubber bullets fired by the security forces were responsible for the deaths of three people, including a child, in non-threatening circumstances during daylight hours or late at night.
	irelandsown.net /plasticbullets.html (4631 words)

	Bulatlat.com
		But rubber bullets have been found to be lethal and their use as a weapon of crowd control has been condemned in many countries.
		There are recent revelations, however, that the “rubber bullets” whose use has been the object of condemnation in many countries including Israel, Great Britain and the United States are misleading and that their use has resulted in deaths and critical wounds.
		As a crowd control weapon, rubber bullets are supposed to be fired at the legs at least 131 feet (or 39 meters) away with the intent to paralyze the protester.
	www.bulatlat.com /news/3-33/3-33-rubberbullets.html (823 words)

	ShockRounds: Overview (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		The use of rubber bullets is therefore an increasingly common method of behavior modification and incapacitation practiced by police and security forces around the world.
		Rubber bullets are reasonably effective within their optimum range but they are the subject of concern due to a significant incidence of severe injury to vulnerable body regions which can lead to substantial injury and sometimes death.
		The future success of the ShockRounds™ rubber bullet for use by authorities globally is assured, as they are far more effective than any alternative product; they have a greater maximum range; they are safer than alternative product; they will be more feared and respected by their target personnel; and they are price competitive.
	www.shockrounds.com /shock/p2.html (1979 words)

	Sustainable Ranges Program - Bullet Traps for Outdoor Small Arms Ranges
		Rubber bullet traps on the range are susceptible to consumption by the range fire.
		Prior to selecting a bullet trap, other alternatives should be investigated such as establishing vegetative cover and redesigned berms to reduce erosion, or the addition of soil stabilizing additives to reduce lead leaching.
		If an installation determines that a bullet trap is the only option to control the migration of lead contaminants on a range, then further investigation must be conducted to ensure the bullet trap will contain the lead.
	aec.army.mil /usaec/technology/rangexxi03a.html (1152 words)

	BBC NEWS \| Health \| Doctors urge rubber bullet ban
		Rubber bullets are unsafe and should never be used by authorities to control riots, doctors have warned.
		While rubber bullets have not been fired in the UK since the 1970s, they are used extensively by police forces across the world.
		Rubber bullets were first used by British forces in Northern Ireland in 1970 but were replaced with plastic bullets later that decade.
	news.bbc.co.uk /1/hi/health/2003999.stm (547 words)

	Meggitt Defense Systems Caswell (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Periodic removal of the bullet mass from the impact zone is required to assure long-range safety.
		On the handgun Escalator trap, bullets enter a deceleration area (swirl chamber) where the energy of the bullet is depleted by friction.
		The rubber lamellas are suspended from a steel support frame that is attached to the wall, ceiling or columns, depending upon field conditions.
	www.mds-caswell.com /lawenforcement/le_bullettraps.htm (1603 words)

	Rubber Bullets Condemned By Israeli Doctors
		Rubber bullets are not safe for use in controlling crowds, concludes a new Israeli medical report - and some of the bullets are much worse than others.
		These bullets are made of 15 metal-cored rubber balls that have the same impact area as the RCC-95 but are only a third as heavy.
		In the meantime, Krausz says, police officers must comply with regulations to only fire rubber bullets at lower limbs, and he suggests it should always be from a distance of more than 40 metres.
	www.rense.com /general25/fdr.htm (513 words)

	M16 rubber bullets (John Schilling) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		The shock wave from the bullet will produce enough noise to leave people in absolutely no doubt that guns are being fired.
		"Rubber bullet" rounds for the M-16 and similar weapons are steel spheres half an inch or so in diameter coated with a thin layer of rubber or plastic.
		They are loaded, singly and from the muzzle, into a cylindrical tube attached to the barrel of the weapon, and launched by firing a blank cartridge from the rifle.
	yarchive.net /mil/m16_rubber_bullets.html (421 words)

	Israeli activist shot in head with rubber bullet - (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		In violation of military rules, the rubber-tipped bullet was fired at close range, from between 10 and 20 meters, injuring an Israeli attorney, identified as Lymor Goldstein, in the head.
		Rubber bullets are plastic-coated lead bullets, and they could be deadly when fired at certain areas of the body.
		But video footage of the incident clearly shows that the border police commander ordered his soldiers to shoot rubber bullets without warning the protestors, and before any rocks were thrown at his troops.
	www.aljazeera.com /me.asp?service_ID=12270 (1622 words)

	Forgotten victim of a rubber bullet
		That’s because he was silenced--literally--by a rubber bullet fired in Quebec City.
		A cop firing rubber bullets was standing 20 feet from Laferriere when he took aim and fired.
		As many activists learned in Quebec City, the term "rubber bullet" doesn’t properly describe the four-inch long pieces of rock-hard plastic that come out of the gun at 300 feet per second.
	www.socialistworker.org /2001/369/369_02_RubberBullet.shtml (260 words)

	Al Jazeera English - Archive (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Rubber bullets being fired in the occupied West Bank have seriously injured another Palestinian civilian.
		Palestinians are routinely injured and some killed by rubber bullets fired by the Israeli occupation army.
		B'tselem, the Israeli human rights group, says at least 60 Palestinians were killed by rubber bullets in the first Palestinian uprising between 1987 and 1992.
	english.aljazeera.net /NR/exeres/5E4716E5-13EC-4479-9CA3-D10FFC6F050D.htm (652 words)

	Israeli troops shoot two foreigners \| World War 4 Report
		Adeba Yasin (65) was hit by a rubber coated bullet under her eye while she was sitting on the balcony of her home.
		Abed Al Karim Khatib(60) was hit by a rubber coated bullet in his private parts, Abed Albased Abu Rahme (15) was hit on his thigh by a rubber coated bullet and Waleed Mahmoud Abu Rahme (20) was hit in his abdomen by a rubber coated bullet.
		The Regulations emphasize that the bullets must be fired only at the individual's legs, and are not to be fired at children" Israeli soldiers fire rubber-coated steel bullets at Palestinian children during the Bil'in demonstration every week.
	www.ww4report.com /node/1960 (745 words)

	Plastic bullet - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The plastic bullet is the name given to a type of non-lethal (when used correctly) projectile fired from a specialised gun, used in riot control.
		The first plastic bullet was made of PVC, was 89 mm (3.5 inches) long and 38 mm (1.5 in.) in diameter, and weighed approximately 142 g (5 oz.).
		Speer plastic bullets, the only widely available brand, are hollow based plastic cylinders, and are available in.357/.38/9 mm,.44, and.45 calibers, and are designed for use in handguns, primarily revolvers, as the flat nose of the bullet does not feed well in most magazine fed actions.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Plastic_bullet (485 words)

	Nonlethal Weapons
		rubber ball filled with water, to be used as an impact projectile.
		A rubberized donut shape with airfoil cross- section that is launched spinning from M234 adapter attached to M16A1 rifle.
		A rubberized donut shape with airfoil cross section that is launched spinning from the M234 adapter attached to M16A1 rifle.
	www.angelfire.com /or/mctrl/nonlethal.html (13626 words)

	Israel-Palestine: Activist shot in head with rubber bullet at Bil'in : Melbourne Indymedia
		On Friday the IDF Spokesman's Office said that Border Police forces threw stun grenades and fired rubber bullets after protesters threw rocks at them, but video footage of the incident clearly shows the Border Police commander instructing his soldiers to shoot rubber bullets with no warning and before any rocks were thrown at his forces.
		What are called "rubber bullets" are actually plastic-coated lead bullets, and they can be deadly when fired at certain areas of the body.
		Jonathan Pollak of Anarchists Against the Wall says he is convinced that the decision to use rubber bullets Friday was aimed at taking advantage of the situation in Lebanon to silence the West Bank protests using force.
	melbourne.indymedia.org /news/2006/08/119394.php (785 words)

	New "electric shock" bullet under development - THR
		For example, the ShockRoundsâ¢ rubber bullets can totally incapacitate a target at 100 metres, whereas traditional rubber bullets are largely ineffective at their maximum range of about 40 metres.
		Further, ShockRoundsâ¢ rubber bullets are not restricted to close range use as is the case with stun guns and products such as the "Taser" gun which is limited to around 12 metres as well as requiring a direct wire to the target.
		The worldwide market for metal bullets is estimated at over five billion dollars while for rubber bullets it is over $150 million and growing rapidly.
	www.thehighroad.org /showthread.php?t=74317 (790 words)

	ALCA CMI::FTAA IMC\| "Running On Injuries - The tale of one protester struck by a rubber bullet"
		He left with a pronounced limp, injured by the rubber bullets fired by the police, an injury that was exacerbated his running over 30 blocks away from the police before he could find a safe space to receive medical treatment.
		The police responded with tear gas, rubber bullets, pepper spray, pellet guns, and concussion grenades.
		The skin on Nine's knee had been broken by the rubber bullet and there was a large amount of swelling and bruising.
	www.ftaaimc.org /en/2003/11/1975.shtml (1168 words)

	» Rubber Bullets
		Using a bullet point in a remote presentation is like using a rubber bullet to stop a charging rhino.
		When giving a live presentation, it is possible to throw a few bullet points up on the projected screen, one at a time, and then visually engage your audience as you discuss each one.
		Bullets can be useful, for example, when you want to communicate information that belongs in a list like "The top 5 reasons not to use bullets."
	www.presenternet.com /blog/index.php?itemid=4 (336 words)

	INTERNATIONAL PRESS CENTER-PALESTINE (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Additionally, three civilians were wounded with rubber coated steel bullets triggered by the Israeli soldiers in Nablus city of the West Bank.
		The wounded toll wrought when the Israeli occupying forces opened live bullets, tear gas canisters and stun grenades towards the civilians demonstrated inside a sit in tent with the on- strike Palestinian internees before the international red cross association of Nablus city.
		On the other hand, the Israeli troops occupied at noon the local Al Sanabl TV in the perimeter of Al Hanbali mosque in the old town of Nablus, shooting were heard from time to time in several parts of the city as the patrols were rambling heavily in Al Adel and Sufyian streets.
	www.ipc.gov.ps /ipc_e/ipc_e-1/e_News/news2004/2004_08/138.html (447 words)

	Israeli Soldiers Shoot Two International Peace Activists In The Head at Bil’in : SF Indymedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		One Australian and one Danish demonstrator were hospitalised after being shot in the head with rubber bullets at close range.
		AFP Cameraman Jamal Al Aruri was shot in the hand with a rubber bullet while he was filming two of his fingers were broken.
		Abed Al Karim Khatib (60) was hit by a rubber coated bullet in his private parts, Abed Albased Abu Rahme (15) was hit on his thigh by a rubber coated bullet and Waleed Mahmoud Abu Rahme (20) was hit in his abdomen by a rubber coated bullet.
	sf.indymedia.org /news/2006/05/1727868.php (907 words)

	Separate But Unequal: Just a Rubber Bullet
		Six-year-old Lulu Abu Dahi was struck in the head by a rubber bullet and sustained an open wound with protruding brain tissue in the right frontal region of the cranium.
		According to the report, the IDF uses rubber bullets—which are made of zinc and merely wrapped by a thin layer of rubber—because they are considered to be less lethal than regular bullets.
		Unlike regular bullets, which can be traced to a specific gun following ballistic inspection, the origin of a “rubber” slug cannot be determined; consequently there is no way to ascertain who shot the fatal bullet.
	www.washington-report.org /backissues/0499/9904016.html (957 words)

	Study Says Rubber Bullets Too Dangerous For Civil Crowd Control
		Still clutching a stone in his hand, a Palestinian youth lies on the ground after being hit in the head by a rubber bullet fired by Israeli soldiers during clashes in Hebron, Tuesday, April 8, 1997.
		The study examined the effects of rubber-coated bullets used by the Israeli police force during riots by Israeli Arabs in northern and central Israel in early October 2000.
		They were replaced in 1989 in Northern Ireland by plastic ones because the rubber bullets were considered too dangerous.
	www.commondreams.org /headlines02/0524-04.htm (600 words)

	Student loses spleen, says rubber bullet was cause - Minnesota Daily
		University student was released Wednesday evening from the hospital after an emergency operation to remove his spleen, which was bleeding internally, after he was allegedly shot with a rubber bullet during the riot Saturday.
		A rubber bullet struck him in the back and he fell to the ground, Arndt said.
		He has never fired a rubber bullet, nor does he know what they look like or how they are used, Reier said.
	www.mndaily.com /articles/2003/04/17/38660 (745 words)

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