Denver Cops Buy PepperBall Guns For DNC Riot Control - With Demo Vids
That’s right. I have been following Recreate ‘68, The RNC Welcoming Committee, and similar groups who have been making big plans for the upcoming political conventions. We know that the Denver Police have tasers and that Recreate ‘68 bought a bunch of similar tasers to arm themselves with.
Recreate ‘68, Code Pink, the ACLU, and a few other idiotic groups actually filed a lawsuit against the Secret Service and the Denver Police to release their security plans (sheesh what morons), and you can read much more about my covering this whole angle of the upcoming Democratic and Republican National Conventions here.
Now the Denver Police have purchased PepperBall Riot Guns that fire little plastic balls of a pepper spray-like substance and are similar to a paintball guns for crowd control.
The shit is going to hit the fan at these conventions. Below the story are a couple of videos that show the gun and a volunteer who agreed to be shot with the gun…
Denver police are stocking up on guns that fire a pepper spray-like substance instead of bullets - a less-lethal weapon used to disperse crowds - in advance of the Democratic National Convention.
The department recently ordered 88 Mark IV launchers and projectiles at a cost “in the low six figures,” the company that makes the weapons stated in a news release Monday.
The request was for delivery in advance of the DNC, according to Louisville- based Security With Advanced Technology Inc.
The convention, scheduled for Aug. 25 to 28 at the Pepsi Center, is expected to draw thousands of protesters to sites throughout Denver.
The city received a $50 million federal grant for security. A senior adviser to Mayor John Hickenlooper has said the city plans to spend up to half that amount on equipment, with the rest going to pay officers.
But the city has refused to disclose how it is spending the money, prompting the American Civil Liberties Union last month to file a civil lawsuit.
The court filing alleges the city is violating the Colorado Open Records Act.
City officials say releasing the information is “contrary to the public interest” because it could disclose important tactical information, potentially jeopardizing security.
A city spokesperson could not be reached for comment Monday. Meanwhile, speculation about what the city is buying has run rampant.
Some organizers of protest groups believe police are buying extended-range Tasers and weapons that incapacitate people with high-intensity sound.
The Mark IV weapons the city ordered recently fire plastic balls filled with powder that’s “like a combination of cayenne pepper and baby powder,” the manufacturer said.
It can be fired from up to 100 feet away, said Ben Cook, director of Veritas, a subsidiary of Security With Advanced Technology.
The balls burst open on impact. While the powder will incapacitate a person like pepper spray, it doesn’t cause some of the more severe reactions, Cook said.
(Rocky Mountain News)
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they should make a gattlin for them to use in denver..
June 17th, 2008 at 8:38 amthey should make a gattlin type for them to use in denver.
June 17th, 2008 at 8:39 amWe’re wasting a great chance to eliminate these loser protestor professionals. We ought to stay away from tasers and pepperballs and just use actual greande launchers and machine guns. The country would be the better for it.
June 17th, 2008 at 8:43 amhow about a metalstorm version which fires 40mm pepperballs?
June 17th, 2008 at 9:06 amThey should work fine, not like those pro-protesters or spolied rich brat “anarchists” are tough enough to suck it up.
I am going to laugh my ass off if they end up shooting someone unarmed thou… Well laugh in a sad way.
June 17th, 2008 at 9:19 amWhy not just use the “heat ray” that has been developed for crowd control. Would be a good field test !!
June 17th, 2008 at 9:19 amSome organizers of protest groups believe police are buying extended-range Tasers and weapons that incapacitate people with high-intensity sound.
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This is the “weapon” that incapacitates people with sound. It’s the so called “Crap Cannon”.
http://elections.foxnews.com/2008/06/10/activists-preparing-against-use-of-brown-note-at-dem-convention/
June 17th, 2008 at 9:42 am“The department recently ordered 88 Mark IV launchers and projectiles at a cost “in the low six figures,” the company that makes the weapons stated in a news release Monday.”
This has to be the dumbest shit I’ve ever seen. A paintball gun costs under $150. Even with a co2 tank, you’re looking at under 20k for 88 guns. They’re no different than any other paintball gun. Pepperballs should be cheap since it doesn’t take a genius to come up with an irritant powder, and all the encapsulation machines for paintballs already exist. Even at a small run, it shouldn’t be more than $100 per case (2000 rounds).
Taxpayers lose again.
….and the brown note was debunked on Mythbusters.
June 17th, 2008 at 10:57 amOn That Day I will be glued to the TV with Popcorn!!!! and
June 17th, 2008 at 12:33 pmI want to see the police shoot at the face, and face only. I bet that would put those faggots in thier place!
June 17th, 2008 at 1:35 pmI’m still hoping to see the “brown note” LOL
June 18th, 2008 at 2:36 am