popsci.com reports that Lund Technologies has made the jump from the Tickle Me Elmo doll to the Lund Variable Velocity Weapons System (LVVWS). In other words, a rifle that varies the velocity of the projectile. Why bother? To create a rifle that can fire less-lethal rounds with less, uh, lethality. “Most rounds being billed as non-lethal – like rubber bullets for instance – are actually quite fatal at close range,” posci explains. “Too keep less-lethal intentions from turning into lethal actions, the LVVWS is equipped with a range finder that locates the target and calculates distance; if the shooter is working in less-lethal mode, the rifle ratchets down the muzzle velocity of the round, maintaining its less-lethal status even in close quarters.” And then Posci poops the party . . .
