– Why civilians cannot use rubber bullets?

Question

– Why civilians cannot use rubber bullets?

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Answer 1

In the United States, the reason is that nobody wants that option. The government, i.e., the police, wants a monopoly on force. The manufacturers of less lethal munitions don’t want the liability associated with public access. The self-defense folks don’t want a less lethal option because it makes claims of lethal self-defense less tenable. I definitely don’t want my neighbor shooting me with a rubber bullet at 600 feet per second every time I forget to bring in the garbage can.