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TEAR GAS MUNITIONS - AN ANALYSIS OF COMMERCIAL RIOT GAS GUNS, TEAR GAS PROJECTILES, GRENADES, SMALL ARMS AMMUNITION, AND RELATED TEAR GAS DEVICES

NCJ Number
1776
Author(s)
T F SWEARENGEN
Date Published
1966
Length
569 pages
Annotation
PAST AND ALL PRESENT TEAR GASES AND NAUSEATING AGENTS ARE DESCRIBED WITH IRRITANT AGENTS IN THE FORM OF SOLIDS, LIQUIDS AND DUST.
Abstract
THE PHYSIOLOGICAL EFFECTS OF EACH AGENT IS DESCRIBED AND METHODS OF DISPERSION REVIEWED. THE TEXT IS ARRANGED BY MUNITION CLASS, ASSEMBLED SO THAT EACH CHAPTER IS SELFCONTAINED IN CONFORMANCE WITH CURRENT INSTRUCTIONAL METHODS.