It isn’t technically martial law—but it’s the backdoor to it. This is the same tool used to suppress civil rights movements in the past. And it’s being sharpened again. Authoritarianism rarely arrives with fanfare. It signs executive orders in the dark.

Manufacturer says: “The 40mm Aerial Warning/Signaling Munitions are designed to travel to their respective distances and deflagrate 20 feet above target when the launcher is held at a 15 degree elevation angle... Do not fire directly at personnel, as serious injury or death may result.”