NYPD actually bought AR-15s that shoot GPS trackers like it's 2 Fast 2 Furious.
The launcher, called the Guardian HX, uses an AR-15 lower receiver, but uses its own trigger assembly, magazine, upper body, and barrel. The magazine is actually a battery, and the trigger is a switch that tells the device to release pressurized gas to launch the tracker, which sits at the nose of the barrel.
According to StarChase, the maker of the Guardian HX, the adhesive GPS projectile travels at 37 mph, with a range of 35 feet, or 60 feet with a well-aimed arc. Once active, the projectile sends a ping every two to five seconds. This is some James Bond-level stuff, or maybe
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