HomelandDefenseStocks.com Reports on Non-Lethal Energy Weapons "On the Road to Star Trek's Phaser"
Thursday June 3, 1:33 pm ET
POINT ROBERTS, WA--(MARKET WIRE)--Jun 3, 2004 -- HomelandDefenseStocks.com, (HDS) an industry research portal for the Homeland Defense and Security Sector, reports in an exclusive article, on recent developments in non-lethal energy weapons for military and law enforcement uses. The global investment portal features news, research, homeland security links, exclusive articles and a growing list of companies participating in security solutions. The site does not make recommendations, but offers a unique information portal for investors following the homeland security sector.
Non-Lethal Energy Weapons "On the Road to Star Trek's Phaser"
Article excerpt:
By Allen Gibson, HomelandDefensestocks.com
What the media and Amnesty International -- who've called for a ban on Taser weapons -- seem to overlook, however, is that more people would surely have died if they'd been shot with regular bullets. In fact, in law enforcement circles, the correct terminology is "less-lethal," to make the distinction that some people still might die. After all, a piece of 2 X 4 isn't considered a 'lethal weapon' until somebody bashes your head in with it.
At the DARPATech 2004 Symposium, the Director of DARPA's Precision Urban Combat System program wanted to know: "Is it possible to develop free flying projectile tasers to electrically subdue an adversary? How small can we make these tasers?"
How about the size of a bullet?
"Shockrounds" -- a patent-pending technology being developed by MDM Group, consists of rubber bullets that carry a piezo-electric charge. Fired from a regular gun, and with an expected useful range of up to 300 feet, the bullets would discharge their electrical jolt on impact. If they work as advertised, they could revolutionize the industry in the middle term.
...
http://biz.yahoo.com/iw/040603/068175.html
http://finance.yahoo.com/q?d=t&s=MDDM.PK
HGR
unknown
