Last summer’s riots in Ferguson, Missouri, prompted much talk by President Obama and certain members of Congress about the need to demilitarize local police forces. Nearly a year later, the opposite is happening.
One weapon about to make its debut is the “Z-Ro Retinal Obfuscation” gun. When fired, the gun allows an officer to temporarily blind his targeted subject for up to 15 minutes.
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Easily thwarted with a set of auto darkening welding goggles or even the right type of plastic sunglass lenses. If you know the wavelength of the light it is quite simple to create a lens that allows most light through but blocks the wavelength of the laser.
ReplyDeleteAnd the nonsense that such a device can 'blind' someone yet is harmless is a bunch of BS.....anyone subjected to this WILL have some level of retinal damage, the only question being how much and how persistent.
such a device can 'blind' someone yet is harmless
DeleteI was also curious about that.