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Riot control agents (sometimes called RCAs) are non-lethal lachrymatory agents used for riot control. Most commonly used riot control agents are pepper spray and various kinds of tear gas. These chemicals enable to disperse a protesting or rioting crowd, or to clear a building. [ 11 ]
The compound 2-chlorobenzalmalononitrile (also called o-chlorobenzylidene malononitrile; chemical formula: C 10 H 5 ClN 2), a cyanocarbon, is the defining component of the lachrymatory agent commonly referred to as CS gas, a tear gas which is used as a riot control agent, and is banned for use in warfare due to the 1925 Geneva Protocol.
A chemical weapon agent (CWA), or chemical warfare agent, is a chemical substance whose toxic properties are meant to kill, injure or incapacitate human beings.About 70 different chemicals have been used or stockpiled as chemical weapon agents during the 20th century, although the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) has an online database listing 35,942 chemicals which ...
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This is a list of riot control weapons and devices. Subcategories. This category has the following 5 subcategories, out of 5 total. A. Riot control agents (8 P) G.
Knock-down test of a 109 mph (175 km/h; 49 m/s) vortex ring gun. The vortex ring gun is an experimental non-lethal weapon for crowd control that uses high-energy vortex rings of gas to knock down people or spray them with marking ink or other chemicals.
Riot control weapons (5 C, 27 P) Pages in category "Riot control equipment" The following 9 pages are in this category, out of 9 total. This list may not reflect ...
Riot control equipment (1 C, 9 P) Pages in category "Riot control" The following 6 pages are in this category, out of 6 total. This list may not reflect recent ...