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Local Company Developing 'Less than Lethal' Weapon  
 
Last Edited:  Monday, 21 May 2007, 8:53 PM CDT  
Created:      Monday, 21 May 2007, 8:43 PM CDT  
 
'EPIC' by Invocon is being developed as a 'Less than Lethal' Weapon. 
FOX 26 News

How do you disable bad guys in a crowd without killing them or 
causing permanent damage?  It’s a problem faced by troops in urban 
combat and by local law enforcement.

Now, a local company called Invocon may have the answer, and the 
solution may be a weapon code named "Epic."  The company is 
developing a weapon they hope someday will be able to shoot through 
a wall and stun people on the other side of the wall.

The developers describe it as a Star Trek-Like phaser, set to stun.  

The marine corps is footing the bill for developing the weapon.  It 
works by shooting an electromagnetic pulse capable of penetrating 
walls. The pulse will affect the inner ear and affect a person’s 
sense of balance, leaving them reeling.  In theory the weapon is 
quite simple, and a small scale version of it under testing.

This “active denial system” uses an electromagnetic pulse to cause 
a burning sensation that does no actual damage.  A truly safe 
"less than lethal weapon" is the goal of these designers.

The quest for a safe "less than lethal" weapon is not new.  Many 
are already in use.  Weapons such as tear gas, stun guns, and 
rubber bullets have met with mixed success.  Now, the next 
generation is under development.
 
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