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Beanbag round

12-gauge cloth pouch containing lead shot or polymer block, fired at approximately 280 fps for crowd-control pain compliance at 3-15 metres; standard US law enforcement and UK police less-lethal device; identifiable by pouch material and stitching pattern on recovered fragment.

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