In extreme cases, sonic weapons can cause nausea, dizziness, and even permanent damage. In this case, officials used it to declare unlawful assembly.
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The non-lethal sonic weapon louder than a jet engine

The Long Range Acoustic Device, or LRAD, was designed as a non-lethal tool to control crowds and deter threats using nothing but sound. Instead of bullets or tear gas, it projects an extremely focused ...
Alarmed by a spike in pepper spray use and threats of sound cannons at protests, human rights groups want a review of "less lethal" weapons for crowd control.
A military‑grade device capable of projecting a deafening, focused sound was deployed during a tense anti‑ICE protest in Minnesota Monday night. State patrol troopers faced off with activists outside ...
Genasys Inc. (NASDAQ: GNSS), the global leader in Protective Communications, today announced a $9.0 million Long Range Acoustic Device® (LRAD®) order from the U.S. Army for the Common Remotely ...