This is an important story that needed to be reported. It rounds out the foreknowledge Americans will have about military and police capabilities in the near future. It is solid fact, not science fiction.

That this gun will not come into use until 2010 makes the news less valuable. Instead an analysis of how this gun could change military operation would have been nice- but is missing. Also there is no discussion of the cost of this weapon.

Another solid piece of journalism from the AP. Not intended to be an overview of Less Than Lethal arms; clear and well sourced. A longer treatment could have added some balance or analysis - does equiping the Army with LTL weapons make it more likely that soldiers will be pressed into police-like duties? How effective and lethal have other LTLs proven to be? Would a layer of aluminum foil, er, foil this weapon?

A glib report about a new Pentagon toy that may or may not be useful at some undisclosed price tag. While fun, the article is very scant on convincing detail.

Futuristic weaponry demonstration. Anecdotal endorsements.