[ShadowFox]

Excuse me, but since when do you know what other people think? Also, look at McCain and tell us he won't be spending that much or more. So my friend the real question is where do you get off trying to tell people what they think and then harassing them for what you say they think.

Anyway, this is off topic.

Luxury Cruise liner repels pirates using NLW weapon

Here is one case of progress with Non lethal weapons. You can find the article on many sites. It's even been on TV. If we spent as much as we do on gun production and development on NLWs, we'd likely have weapons with great stopping power great for self defense with good range.