Hey guys, so I just stumbled across this story from CNN and I'm not sure what to think of it, this was invented in response to the shooting of Michael Brown and is intended to be a less lethal option for LEO's and supposedly make a better outcome for both the officer and the suspect. Anyways if you guys have time to spare I would like to hear what you guys think of this less lethal force. 

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=-X5vUXdwABs

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=3-8-Qm1YnTU

Judging from the video, it seems that this attachment can be fired only once, and after that normal bullets fly. Considering that in several cases of suspects shooting the officers fire a lot more than one bullet, well, it might not work as planned. 

On the other hand, there already are beanbag shotguns and other non-lethal weaponry, and this equipment is successfully used every day (otherwise we would hear about a lot more lethal shootings). The problem is that there are situations when an officer is alone, he fears for his/her life, and there's not always an opportunity to attach this thing to your gun and fire one sharp shot.

If there's a situation like in the video -- an officer is facing a suspect armed with a knife, for instance, he has a direct line of sight and a safe distance that allows him to attach that thing to his gun, well, if a suspect runs charging at the officer, the officer will fire more than once anyway (because there might not be enough time to wait and see if the "safe shot" hits the target). Several really bad situations which led to the suspects' death this year were quite different, and this attachment could hardly help: 1. a reserve deputy shooting a man accidentally because he took his gun for his flashlight, 2. officer shooting an unarmed suspect after one of the officers fired a beanbag shotgun and they thought it's a gun, and so on. 

Beanbag guns and tasers already exist for this purpose, and you only get one hit with this. The "3 seconds" claim is ridiculous too, as I doubt an officer trembling with fear and adrenaline can clip on an extra attachment, aim and fire within 3 seconds. Even if it's attached as the first round, I'd imagine getting it out of the holster would be awkward and make weapon drawing slower, and would cause the gun to be less effective in situations where you need the piercing power or velocity of an actual bullet for the first shot, like knocking someone down with stopping power, going through a window, kevlar vest or shooting a tire out.

45$ each? I don't think so

It's an interesting idea but I can't see it working because there is no-way that an officer is only going to fire a single shot at a suspect who's charging them.