Smart Non-Lethal Bullets

"Guns and rifles have been the traditional modern weapon for protection and police or security force intervention. However, the bullets utilized are prevalently lethal. The technology described in this Proposal converts the standard gun and rifle bulletsto "smart non-lethal bullets." These novel bullet types are non-lethal over their entire range, from muzzle to max range (100 m). This contrasts with present-day non-lethal ammunition, which can severely injure or even kill an individual if the target isat close range or if a bystander accidentally comes in the close line of fire. Furthermore, no customization of the firearms is necessary. The design of these bullets includes tailored explosives and propellants and a booster/projectile design withminiaturized mechanical components, where the energetic part or booster drops off on emergence from the gun, and a soft nose persists in its trajectory with high kinetic energy to impinge on the target with a strong blow or punch effect. The nose can beautomatically deflated on target impingement, releasing malodorants, irritants, laughing gas or other chemical agents. Essentially this non-lethal weapon will allow the military to "punch," slap and hit an individual repetitively from a distance and in amanner, which provides no injuries. The conversion of standard bullets to non-lethal bullets has a great potential for rapid progress of non-lethal weapons by adaptation of standard bulle