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In 1975, they were replaced by plastic bullets. In Northern Ireland over 35 years (1970–2005), about 125,000 rubber and plastic bullets were fired—an average of ten per day—causing 17 deaths. [16] The baton round was made available to British police forces outside Northern Ireland from 2001. In 2013 however, Ministry of Defence papers
Emma Groves after being shot in the face with a rubber bullet. Emma Groves (1920 – 2 April 2007) was a human rights activist, a leading campaigner for banning the use of plastic bullets, and a co-founder of the United Campaign Against Plastic Bullets in Northern Ireland.
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Rubber bullets were invented by the British Ministry of Defence for use against rioters in Northern Ireland during The Troubles, [citation needed] and were first used there in 1970. [ 3 ] Rubber bullets tend to bounce uncontrollably, [ 4 ] and have largely been replaced by other types of baton rounds, including plastic bullets: solid PVC ...
In addition to rubber bullets — which often have a metal core — police have used tear gas, flash-bang grenades, pepper spray gas and projectiles to control crowds of demonstrators demanding ...
Christian Brothers school in Ireland, 1980's. ... Brought a pistol to school, let the kids shoot rubber bullets in class. Image credits: 2x4x93. Show comments. Advertisement. Advertisement.
The use of rubber bullets in Northern Ireland resulted in at least three people being killed and many more badly injured. [7] [15] The plastic bullet could be fired directly at people and at longer ranges. It was intended to be a projectile of similar effect on its target as the rubber bullet.
After John Downes, two more youths were killed by plastic bullets: Keith White, [1] a 22-year-old from Portadown, in 1986 and Seamus Duffy, [2] aged 15, from Belfast, in 1989. In March 2005, the Northern Ireland Policing Board agreed to substitute the last variant of the plastic bullet, the L21, for the less-lethal Attenuated Energy Projectile (AEP