A traumatic pistol or traumatic handgun is a

non-lethal weapon Non-lethal weapons, also called nonlethal weapons, less-lethal weapons, less-than-lethal weapons, non-deadly weapons, compliance weapons, or pain-inducing weapons are weapons intended to be less likely to kill a living target than convention ...

in the form of a

pistol A pistol is a type of handgun, characterised by a gun barrel, barrel with an integral chamber (firearms), chamber. The word "pistol" derives from the Middle French ''pistolet'' (), meaning a small gun or knife, and first appeared in the Englis ...

that fires non-lethal projectiles, typically

rubber bullet Rubber bullets (also called rubber baton rounds) are a type of baton round. Despite the name, rubber bullets typically have either a metal core with a rubber coating, or are a homogeneous admixture with rubber being a minority component. Altho ...

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gas pistol A gas pistol is a non-lethal weapon, non-lethal weapon used for self-defense and other purposes. It is typically a close-to-exact replica or conversion of a traditional handgun made to be able to fire Blank (cartridge), blanks or tear gas cartri ...

s have an option of loading

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Kazakhstan Kazakhstan, officially the Republic of Kazakhstan, is a landlocked country primarily in Central Asia, with a European Kazakhstan, small portion in Eastern Europe. It borders Russia to the Kazakhstan–Russia border, north and west, China to th ...

: in 2008 traumatic pistols were allowed for sale for general population, however the permission was retracted in 2014. That year it was estimated 17,800 citizens owned traumatic pistols.lenta.ru/news/2014/04/02/gun/ Парламент Казахстана запретил травматическое оружие, ''lenta.ru'', April 2, 2014 By the law these pistols are allowed for law enforcement agencies and private security guards. *

Romania Romania is a country located at the crossroads of Central Europe, Central, Eastern Europe, Eastern and Southeast Europe. It borders Ukraine to the north and east, Hungary to the west, Serbia to the southwest, Bulgaria to the south, Moldova to ...

: By a 2004 law, nonlethal weapons are permitted for population provided they are registered. *

Russia Russia, or the Russian Federation, is a country spanning Eastern Europe and North Asia. It is the list of countries and dependencies by area, largest country in the world, and extends across Time in Russia, eleven time zones, sharing Borders ...

: Russian law does not use the term "traumatic pistol" and since 2011 the Russian Federal Law on Weapons classified them as , "firearms of limited lethality". For civil models there are limitations on

muzzle energy Muzzle energy is the kinetic energy of a bullet as it is expelled from the muzzle (firearm), muzzle of a firearm. Without consideration of factors such as aerodynamics and gravity for the sake of comparison, muzzle energy is used as a rough indi ...

, number of cartridges in the magazine (drum), etc. :Informal terms , ("rubbershoot") and are also used in Russia.резинострел
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Ukraine Ukraine is a country in Eastern Europe. It is the List of European countries by area, second-largest country in Europe after Russia, which Russia–Ukraine border, borders it to the east and northeast. Ukraine also borders Belarus to the nor ...

: A permit must be obtained from the Civil Security Department of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine. The civilian models are subject to strict power restrictions.

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