buckshot

Example Sentences

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When UC fenced the public out a few weeks later, more than 6,000 protesters marched there and were pushed back by law enforcement using tear gas and buckshot.

From Los Angeles Times

She said her agency has seen pellets, BBs and buckshot in animals but never a bullet.

From Fox News

The group accused the police of human rights abuses including using “tear gas, buckshot and other firearms.”

From Washington Post

Images from the protests on Saturday showed hundreds of riot police using batons and shields against largely peaceful protesters, teargas and buckshot being fired directly at crowds or individuals and tanks using water cannon.

From The Guardian

“He had multiple wounds in the upper third of the thorax, face and neck, apparently from buckshot,” Amoros confirmed.

From The Guardian