LAPD officers were caught in a bizarre shootout at an apartment when a man emerged from his unit and began shooting with a projectile launcher that fired .50 caliber rubber balls. Recently released ...

No one loves the excessive use of force quite like Los Angeles' finest. In addition to recently having been asked by the City Council to back off the riot gear and immediately threatening responses to ...

Nerf blasters typically fire small foam darts or little foam balls. [Michael Pick] wanted to build something altogether more devastating. To that end, he created a rocket launcher with an advanced air ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. An LAPD officer holds a less-lethal launcher as fellow officers take a protester into custody during recent demonstrations in the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A Los Angeles police officer aims his "less-lethal" weapon at a demonstrator in June 2020. (Jae C. Hong / Associated Press) Los ...

Discover how to make a DIY projectile launcher using two syringes and a binder clip in this detailed step-by-step guide. We’ll show you how to safely modify household items and assemble them into a ...

LOS ANGELES (CBSLA) — The Los Angeles Police Department will have to restrict its use of less-lethal projectile launchers against crowds at demonstrations, a federal judge ruled Monday. In the order, ...

A day after a federal judge issued an order restricting the LAPD's use of "less lethal" projectile launchers against crowds of protesters, Chief Michel Moore Tuesday announced two directives ...

MADISON, Wis. — Madison city council members will decide whether or not to approve nearly $50,000 worth of projectile launchers for the Madison Police Department at Tuesday’s city council meeting. The ...

A SWAT officer suffered a serious injury Wednesday morning when a large projectile launcher exploded in his hands, officials said.The officer of the Middleborough Police Department, who was not ...

Los Angeles police officers fired 40-millimeter projectiles intended to stop people through “pain compliance” at least 133 times last year — including nine cases where civilians were also shot at with ...