UK Police Consider Using DNA Tagging Gun

Several British police forces are considering using a DNA tagging gun to help fight crime.

Next Media - The non-lethal SelectaDNA High Velocity DNA Tagging System is equipped with a lasersight, plus a video and audio recorder. The gun shoots small green pellets that weigh less than a gram each. Each box of pellets contains a unique DNA code. The pellets can be fired from a range of up to 40 meters, helping police maintain a safe distance during crowd control scenarios, or when the police are in danger of losing a suspect during a chase.

The pellets tag clothes and the skin by leaving a synthetic DNA trace mark. The markings can be identified later using a UV light. Sniffer dogs can also be trained to pick out suspects from a crowd. The system allows police to identify suspects and place them at the scene of a crime.SOURCE: Daily Mail

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2268038/DNA-gun-invisibly-tag-criminals-weeks-riot.html

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