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San Diego’s Law Enforcement Has a New Weapon to Use Against Dangerous Protesters.

San Diego Sheriff Buys Sonic Weapon for ‘Terrorists on Walkers’ Threat

Rick Amato: On the candidates for the sheriff’s race

Sheriff says using military weapon on crowds ‘isn’t controversial’

After Massive outcry, Sheriff’s Office Says Sonic Weapon Switch “Disabled” , Concerns remain...

Fatherland Security in Action
The LRAD cost the sheriff's department $27,000, and it was paid for with money from a 2007 Homeland Security grant.

Sheriff's debate gets heated
BY Rick Amato   It was a loud, engaged audience with plenty of sparks flying among the candidates themselves. Here are my observations from the debate.

Military Long Range Acoustic Devices placed at San Diego town halls come under fire   As town halls unfolded across the country without incident, San Diego Sheriff Bill Gore took it upon himself to place military equipment used in Iraq to repel terrorists, at two San Diego events.

Oh, the story on the acoustic weapon the San Diego
Deploying the Long Range Acoustic Device to local events has provided ammunition to critics of Police Sheriff Bill Gore, who was the agent-in-charge of the FBI's infamous 1992 Ruby Ridge siege.

Nonlethal Weapon Used on Pirates, Deployed in California by Sheriff
A long range acoustic device (LRAD), used to fend off Somali pirates, radical environmentalists, and Iraqi insurgents by their adversaries, was deployed by police recently at local political events in California