net gun
Mesh-firing restraint device
A net gun is a device that fires a weighted net to entangle and restrain a target without causing serious injury.
Used primarily to capture animals for research or relocation, and occasionally by law enforcement as a non-lethal option: Wildlife officers used a net gun to capture the escaped emu.
The nets typically deploy mid-flight, spreading open before wrapping around the target.
Device that sends projectiles
- projectileLaunched airborne object
- cartridgeSealed container for supplies
- compressed airGas under high pressure
- canisterSealed cylindrical container
deployment · propellant · trigger · barrel · reload · firing · range · trajectory
Upholding legal codes
- SWATElite police squad
- policeCivil law enforcement
- securityProtection from threat
- non-lethalNot causing death
apprehension · immobilization · containment · compliance · crowd control · riot · intervention · deterrent
Preventing movement entirely
- entrapmentDefense against induced criminality
- snareDevice for catching prey
- ensnarementBeing caught in trap
- confinementState of being restricted
containment · entanglement · webbing · tether · binding · trapping · corral · subduing
Take into custody
- tranquilizerSubstance that induces calm
- zookeeperCaptive wildlife caretaker
- safariWildlife observation journey
- conservationPreventing waste or loss
rescue · rehabilitation · veterinarian · sanctuary · endangered · species · relocation · tagging
launcher
Device that sends projectiles
- projectileLaunched airborne object
- cartridgeSealed container for supplies
- compressed airGas under high pressure
canister · deployment · propellant · trigger · barrel · reload · firing · range · trajectory · spread
law enforcement
Upholding legal codes
non-lethal · apprehension · immobilization · containment · compliance · crowd control · riot · intervention · deterrent · perimeter
immobilization
Preventing movement entirely
- entrapmentDefense against induced criminality
- snareDevice for catching prey
- ensnarementBeing caught in trap
confinement · containment · entanglement · webbing · tether · binding · trapping · corral · subduing · incapacitation
capture
Take into custody
- tranquilizerSubstance that induces calm
- zookeeperCaptive wildlife caretaker
- safariWildlife observation journey
conservation · rescue · rehabilitation · veterinarian · sanctuary · endangered · species · relocation · tagging · tracking
- weaponsknife, sword, swords, rifle, pistol
- launcherscatapult, trebuchet, rocket launcher, missile launcher, grenade launcher
- crowd controlriot gear, riot shields, rubber bullets, pepper balls, water cannon
net gunrelease mechanism
Device that unlocks restraint
bare hands · cutting tool · bolt cutters · lasso · knife
net gunfirearm
Projectile weapon using explosives
rifle · shotgun · hunting rifle · assault rifle · handgun
net, gun, nets, netting, netted, guns, gunned, gunning, gunner