Japanese police display hooligan net gun

Japanese police today showed off a new weapon they may use to trap hooligans during this summer’s World Cup football finals.

Japanese police today showed off a new weapon they may use to trap hooligans during this summer’s World Cup football finals.

The rifle-like 'Net Gun,’ unveiled by the Oita prefectural police, fires a nylon net and is capable of trapping two or three people at a time at a distance of up to 16 feet.

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