Getting away isn’t easy with tied legs Wrap Technologies
US police have successfully used a gun that fires a cord to bind the assailant’s limbs for the first time.
Earlier this month, police in Fort Worth, Texas, were called to deal with an armed suspect barricaded in a house. Tear gas forced the suspect into the open, and officers then used the gun, called the BolaWrap, to prevent him from fleeing.
The BolaWrap is pistol-sized and has a laser pointer for aiming. It fires a 2.5 metre Kevlar cord up to 8 metres away, which wraps around the…
