Riot Control - Riot Control Agent

Riot Control Agent

  • French gendarmes mobiles using tear gas

  • This gendarme is shooting tear gas canisters using a Alsetex "Cougar" launcher

  • Members of the military are shown attempting to keep Vietnam War protesters from rioting.

Riot control agents are non-lethal lachrymatory agents used for riot control. Most commonly used riot control agents are pepper spray and various kinds of tear gas. These chemicals disperse a crowd that could be protesting or rioting, or to clear a building. They can rapidly produce sensory irritation or disabling physical effects which usually disappear within 15 minutes (for tear gas) and up to 2 hours (for pepper spray) following termination of exposure. They can also be used for chemical warfare defense training, although their use in warfare itself is a violation of Article I.5 of the Chemical Weapons Convention. Article II.9 of the CWC specifically authorizes their use for civilian law enforcement.

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