COLUMBUS, OHIO — Americans protest for and against gun control all the time, but sometimes protests can get slightly out of hand so why not employ a little "non-lethal" gun control to keep those angry mobs at bay?

Enter the vortex ring gun.

In March of 2012, Ohio research company Battelle filed a patent application for a device that shoots rings of gas. The gun can fire rings of air at speeds of at least sixty miles per hour over more than fifty yards.

The rings are produced by pushing gas at speed through the gun's cylinder. The gas in the doughnut-shaped rings is ionized, which would help particles inside the ring, such as tear gas or pepper spray, stick to the target.

Wired reports the technology could be used by riot police to fire tear gas into crowds and also by firefighters to clear rooms of smoke.

----------------------------------------­­---------------------

Welcome to TomoNews, where we animate the most entertaining news on the internets. Come here for an animated look at viral headlines, US news, celebrity gossip, salacious scandals, dumb criminals and much more! Subscribe now for daily news animations that will knock your socks off.

Visit our official website for all the latest, uncensored videos: http://us.tomonews.net
Check out our Android app: http://bit.ly/1rddhCj
Check out our iOS app: http://bit.ly/1gO3z1f

Get top stories delivered to your inbox everyday: http://bit.ly/tomo-newsletter

Stay connected with us here:
Facebook http://www.facebook.com/TomoNewsUS
Twitter @tomonewsus http://www.twitter.com/TomoNewsUS
Google+ http://plus.google.com/+TomoNewsUS/
Instagram @tomonewsus http://instagram.com/tomonewsus