tear gas

tear gas is a non-lethal weapon or chemical weapon.

Also recorded as lachrymatory agent; lachrymator; tear smoke; tear gases; lachrymatory bomb.

Overview

Its recorded use is pain infliction. Catalogue entries for arms and armour state maker, marks, mechanism and, where relevant, licensing. VALÉORINE records this subject so that lots referring to it can be described consistently.

In detail

non-lethal chemical weapon

Sources

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reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikipedia
“Tear gas”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading
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reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikidata
Wikidata, structured authority record Q190512: tear gas
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