{"id":368816,"date":"2026-08-03T16:12:25","date_gmt":"2026-08-03T10:42:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/?p=368816"},"modified":"2026-08-03T16:12:25","modified_gmt":"2026-08-03T10:42:25","slug":"pellet-guns","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/pellet-guns\/","title":{"rendered":"Pellet Guns"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"content-box-green\">\n<p><strong>News:<\/strong> The Supreme Court examined petitions on pellet gun use after students and workers suffered serious injuries during a crowd-control incident in Delhi.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h2 class=\"red-h2-box\"><strong>About Pellet Guns<\/strong><\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_368820\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-368820\" style=\"width: 524px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-368820\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Source-TH.jpg?resize=524%2C302&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Pellet Guns\" width=\"524\" height=\"302\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Source-TH.jpg?resize=300%2C173&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Source-TH.jpg?resize=768%2C442&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Source-TH.jpg?w=922&amp;ssl=1 922w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 524px) 100vw, 524px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-368820\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Source &#8211; TH<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Pellet guns<\/strong> are <strong>12-bore pump-action shotguns<\/strong> classified as <strong>less-lethal kinetic projectile weapons<\/strong> used for <strong>crowd control and dispersal.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Working Mechanism:<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Loading:<\/strong> A <strong>cartridge containing hundreds of small pellets<\/strong> is loaded into the pellet gun before firing.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Firing Process:<\/strong> When the trigger is pulled, the <strong>propellant inside the cartridge burns and produces high-pressure gases that push the pellets through the barrel<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Pellet Dispersion:<\/strong> After leaving the barrel, the <strong>pellets spread over a wide area<\/strong> instead of travelling as a single projectile.\n<ul>\n<li>This wider spread makes the exact point of impact of each pellet difficult to control.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Key Features of Pellet Guns:<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Wide Pellet Spread:<\/strong> A single 12-bore cartridge releases about 500 pellets that spread across a wide area after leaving the barrel.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Less-Lethal Design:<\/strong> Pellet guns are intended to disperse violent crowds <strong>without causing immediate fatalities<\/strong>, but they <strong>can cause serious injuries at close range.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Variable Ammunition:<\/strong> They can <strong>fire metal, rubber, or plastic pellets<\/strong> according to operational requirements and force escalation protocols.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 class=\"yellow-h2-box\"><strong>Pellet Guns in India<\/strong><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Manufacturing:<\/strong> Pellet gun ammunition <strong>used by security forces<\/strong> in India is associated with <strong>production at the Ordnance Factory, Ishapore.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Protocols:<\/strong> Pellet guns must be <strong>used only as a last resort after other non-lethal methods fail.<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>Security personnel <strong>must follow graded force<\/strong> and, <strong>as far as practicable, aim below the waist<\/strong> while using minimal force.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Operational Deployment:<\/strong> The Union Government <strong>introduced pellet guns in 2010 as a less-lethal crowd-control option.<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>They were <strong>first used by the Jammu and Kashmir Police<\/strong> in Sopore and <strong>later adopted by the CRPF and Rapid Action Force (RAF).<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Use in Public Order:<\/strong> Pellet guns have been used <strong>during crowd-control operations in Jammu and Kashmir<\/strong> and have also been <strong>reported in Manipur in 2023<\/strong> and the <strong>Punjab-Haryana farmers&#8217; protests in 2024.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Indigenous Alternative:<\/strong> Following concerns over pellet gun injuries, <strong>India developed plastic bullets through the DRDO&#8217;s Terminal Ballistics Research Laboratory (TBRL),<\/strong> <strong>Chandigarh<\/strong>, as a <strong>safer alternative to metallic pellets.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>News: The Supreme Court examined petitions on pellet gun use after students and workers suffered serious injuries during a crowd-control incident in Delhi. About Pellet Guns Pellet guns are 12-bore pump-action shotguns classified as less-lethal kinetic projectile weapons used for crowd control and dispersal. 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