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Idaho lab creates new shotgun

Law enforcement would use weapon to break down doors

Police and military officers will soon be able to use a single gun to break down doors and detain suspects during hostage rescues or drug raids, thanks to a new weapon the Idaho National Laboratory http://www.inl.gov/ designed.

About five engineers at INL created the Breaching Shotgun — a rifle and shotgun in one — that law enforcement officials and military personnel can easily use to blast through a door and fire like a rifle at the same time.

Currently, it takes at least two officers to knock down a door and enter a room, said Steve Frickey, an INL engineer who helped design the weapon.

Melissa McGrath
The Idaho Statesman

Full Story: http://www.idahostatesman.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20050923/NEWS02/509230326/1029

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