Can Anyone ID this Weapon?

[birdman]

I knew what that was the moment I saw it. FNH pepperball gun. I saw them in use in Boston.

Yup.  Too bad back in '04 BPD proved (unfortunately) that "less than lethal" means "sometimes lethal" with that weapon (kenmore square, emerson student).

[Fly320s]

Hence the name change to Less Lethal. They can be lethal, but they are less likely to be lethal than say a faceful of buckshot.

[birdman]

Hence the name change to Less Lethal. They can be lethal, but they are less likely to be lethal than say a faceful of buckshot.

True. Brings up an interesting point, when it comes to center of mass hits, the fastest stops are actually with less than lethal (taser)...bullets take a while to stop someone (again, center of mass) compared to a taser. (note: in most cases, I.e. The average time to arrest someones forward progress or progress toward a response action).  Of course, a 300gr SMK at 2800fps to the T-zone is probably the fastest overall.

[Hutch]

Doesn't surprise me that the reporter got it wrong.  Regarding most technology, they wouldn't know sheep poop from apple butter.  Most seem to wear such ignorance as a sign of moral enlightenment.

[birdman]

Doesn't surprise me that the reporter got it wrong.  Regarding most technology, they wouldn't know sheep poop from apple butter.  Most seem to wear such ignorance as a sign of moral enlightenment.

True, but really can this one BE more wrong?
Reporter: American {made} submachine gun {firearm} {lethal} {full auto}

When it is:
Belgian (not American)
Less than lethal (not "lethal")
CO2 powered (not a firearm)
Semi-automatic (not full auto)

Just...wow

[Perd Hapley]

Still; not surprising. Expected, in fact.

[Fly320s]

True. Brings up an interesting point, when it comes to center of mass hits, the fastest stops are actually with less than lethal (taser)...bullets take a while to stop someone (again, center of mass) compared to a taser. (note: in most cases, I.e. The average time to arrest someones forward progress or progress toward a response action).  Of course, a 300gr SMK at 2800fps to the T-zone is probably the fastest overall.

Not to start another caliber/stopping power discussion, but "it depends" seems to be an appropriate response. 

- Tasers can be effective if the target isn't shielded from the electricity. 
- The term center-of-mass has always bothered me. The center of what mass?  The center of a human mass is nearer the naval than the upper chest, which would decrease the effectiveness of the wound.
- A true CNS shot will stop someone nearly instantly, but those shots are difficult to make on demand and under pressure.

[AJ Dual]

Doesn't surprise me that the reporter got it wrong.  Regarding most technology, they wouldn't know sheep poop from apple butter.  Most seem to wear such ignorance as a sign of moral enlightenment.

Yep, took some Journalism and mass-comm as some fill-in for my gen-ed credits in college. Not surprised.