This weapon is being developed under the guise of military use but will
deployed to your local Pigs as its final user.
Why does the military need non lethal weapons when they face roadside
bombs and snipers, they don't, this is another weapon for the Cops and
they plan to use it on you when the day comes.
It is now classified as a non lethal weapon, but with a few adjustment
to its frequency power spectrum it could easily be made to kill like a
Death Ray, one good blast and you will look like a day old worm on a
hot sidewalk.

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