The baton gun has been in regular use in Northern Ireland but has never been deployed on the mainland. Billed as a safer alternative to conventional firearms, it fires a 3in plastic bullet and is ...

The Metropolitan Police were today showcasing the plastic bullet-firing baton guns that will soon be deployed to firearms officers. The Home Office authorised the weapon as a "less lethal" option ...

Toy pistols made in China that are just as lethal as proper handguns have been found to be circulating on internet shopping ...