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oh, I'm sure police are going to verify whether that is a real gun or not before they empty their clips into you.
Yea that's the complication that is the reason i don't use it while walking around the streets of my city. It is useful for scaring away someone who might be otherwise unarmed trying to break in though. The police in my city are bogus but if you tell them it is a less lethal and don't reach for it. They will just take it off you before searching you. Obviously, people aren't going to be reaching for them. When I was last frisked they asked me if I had any firearms on me or knives. Most cops have to do it this way. But there are still bad apples out there that might overreact. Cue recent news cases. But in my whole lifetime I was only ever stopped by a cop once while walking. I don't think it will ever happen again unless I act sus or something.