The Hong Kong police, commonly known as "the cops", have recently begun to use a weapon called the "pepper gun".

The pepper gun, commonly known as the pepper ball gun, or the weapon called the pepper ball is (Pepper Ball) in English. Its force level is one level higher than that of the tear gas. Weapons that cause pain on hit" and "cause skin burns".

Pepper ball barrel has obvious features

As early as 2014, Hong Kong policemen introduced pepper ball guns but did not try them out until they officially started using pepper ball guns recently. The pepper ball gun used by the Hong Kong policeman is similar in appearance to the paint ball gun used in the War Game. There is a funnel for loading pepper balls on the barrel for filling pepper bombs.

The effective range of the pepper ball gun is between 30 and 50 meters. It is composed of specially made peppermint and has a spherical shape. After hitting the human body or object, it will explode and emit irritating gas, which fills the air between the shot and the nearby air. Smells like tear gas. Pepper balls are very powerful. In addition to being irritating, the inhaler can also feel burning in the respiratory tract. It can penetrate clothes and touch the skin, and there will be bruise marks when shot.

Non-lethal weapons have caused deaths

Although the pepper ball gun is not a lethal weapon, due to its long range and high speed, it is necessary to avoid aiming at places such as the face, throat or spine when using it. In 2004, police in the United States unfortunately hit a student Victoria Snelgrove in the eye when dispersing a crowd, opening a 3/4-inch hole behind her eye, damaging her right brain, causing her to bleed profusely, and finally 12 hours later. Severely injured.

On July 21, 2019, a Hong Kong policeman hit a reporter from the editorial committee of the City University Student Union while using a pepper ball gun in Sheung Wan, causing a large amount of white powder to appear on his trousers. Severely bruised.

Solution

Once shot, in addition to basic cleaning such as being hit by tear gas, due to burns, inflammation or bruises on the skin, it is necessary to seek medical attention to confirm the subcutaneous condition for treatment.