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Gun Control & RKBA

Lizzie Poppet

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10. Reliability is key. But this is a promising development.

Reply to ileus (Reply #8)

Thu Nov 12, 2015, 04:29 PM

Nov 2015

I'd like nothing better than to have access to a non-lethal method of personal defense that was as reliable (or better) than a firearm. I have precisely zero desire to kill anyone; no matter how justified the circumstances, taking a human life changes any reasonably sane person.

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New weapon designed for home defense is called ‘Salt’ [View all] SecularMotion Nov 2015 OP

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