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Short description: - Non-lethal weapons (or "less-lethal") for anyone to use in the context of self defense, or otherwise (at their own character's risk). Detailed description: - Non-lethal weapons would allow people to buy and equip a much wider variety of options to choose from when it comes to self defense. Currently, you can buy baseball bats, hammers, wrenches, flashlights, knives and machetes, and acquire a PF license and apply for a CCW permet in order to carry your firearm on your person, concealed, also for self-defense. Note that these items would not replace the current available weapons. They would merely be an addition to them. Commands to add: N/A Items to add: Pepper spray. (And pepper spray decontamination). Rubber bullet firearms (or alternatively, rubber ammunition, for those who already have a PF, if the idea of anyhting resembling firearm without a license is too far fetched). Telescopic baton. Handheld shocker. (Or pretty much any other less-lethal weaponry if any ideas arise). How would your suggestion improve the server? - The addition of OC spray, batons, rubber bullet firearms, and other choices of non-lethal weapons would, in my opinion, greatly improve complicated situations between characters. Not everyone wants to kill another being, even in the context of self-defense, killing a fellow human being is a traumatizing experience, not only in the manner it was conducted, but the fact that it was with a weapon that you held personally. Not everyone wants to carry a knife that could potentially be deadly on first use on their person. There is also another, completely forgotten use for them: Wildlife. - Why wildlife? - Again, being a hunter does not mean you're willing to kill everything that catches your eye. You may be there for a specific type of game, and might need something else than your firearm in order to dispose of an animal threat. Animal repellant would be a much better fit for certain situations in the event of an animal attack. Besides, killing an animal with a hammer (or any other melee weapon) is a punishable offense and is considered animal cruelty in-game. Additional information: I'm going to adress something that is cause for concern when it comes to such suggestions; I am aware that this can and will be used for illegal roleplay. But this is not something that should be cause for concern nor refrain anything. No matter how hard you can try, weapon circulation in the criminal world is and always will be a recurring problem that no one can avoid. Besides, the use of non-lethals for illegal purposes may actually help decrease the amount of killings following robberies. Recent rules have been put in place regarding robberies for more realistic portrayal and to be fair, I would personally rather someone use OC spray on me in order to rob me of my belongings, than repeadedly bashing my head in with a cheap hammer to leave me for dead after taking what ever they could, with absolutely zero remorse. Needless to say that these weapons should be regulated nonetheless, and unrealistic usage should be punished just as much as with any other item abuse.