Quick question, would a baton round (so non-lethal) fired from around a meter away into a person's stomach leave them with lasting damage?
Some rubber bullets are actually metal cores encased in rubber, such as those that the Israelis use, and I believe they have some standing order as to remaining a minimum of forty meters from the target if firing. And they're meant to be fired at the ground, the ricochet of the bullet being what actually strikes the victim -- thus lessening the impact further. All things considered, if someone walked up to you and fired a rubber slug straight into your gut from a pace away... chances are good you'd be going home with more than just a bruise. From this site (Emphasis added): http://www.lesslethalafrica.com/lesslethalammunition.html There's a picture at the bottom of that link of a bruise left from one of their rubber bullets -- presumably at the proper range -- point blank and I imagine the damage could easily have been fatal.
