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New Batman-style lasso gun to tangle suspects' legs may be used by UK police

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Holy immobilising – this lasso gun will let police tangle with ­suspects without using force. Zap! The Batman-style BolaWrap fires an 8ft kevlar cord with hooks on each end at 513 feet per second.

And ker-pow! It wraps up the legs of targets up to 25ft away. The £1,000 gadget is designed to inflict as little pain as possible and could be used instead of Tasers.

And it is now being put through trials after it was demonstrated to forces from across the UK at the Royal College of Policing last year.

Tom Smith, president of US-based Wrap Technologies, said: “We have had a lot of interest from the UK and I had a meeting with the Home Office this week.

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