Round the World
| Published date | 01 June 1964 |
| Date | 01 June 1964 |
| DOI | 10.1177/0032258X6403700611 |
| Subject Matter | Round the World |
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Items appearing in police magazines
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SHOOTING WITH WAX
Wax shooting originated in the U.S.A. An account, however, with photographs,
appears in the Polis Di Raja, Malaysia, Singapura. Cartridges can be made of
wax and though the initial cost is fairly high, all the component parts, except the
primer, can be used indefinitely.
Practice can be carried
out
almost anywhere and whenever the officer has a
few moments to spare. Wax shooting is, therefore, inexpensive and safe and it is
also interesting.
All that isneeded is a fired cartridge case; a slab of prepared wax; primer, and
priming tool. No powder is needed. Cartridge cases are collected and the fired
primer removed. Cases with a single flash hole are best.
The flash hole is slightly enlarged by drilling and the burrs on the sides are
removed by using a slightly larger drill on these sides. The case is then filled with
wax by being pressed through the slab of prepared wax, and the primer inserted.
The wax does not harm the barrel and is easily removed by using normal solvent
and a bronze brush.
The wax bullet is said to be accurate up to 20
ft.
and can even be used to shoot
at oneself in a mirror, as well as for staging a duel with livetargets. The targets
should cover up all exposed parts of the body and wear a plastic mask, as other-
wise the wax bullet will be felt like a pinch.
EMERGENCY SERVICE DIVISION
An account of an organization often called .. the most professional rescue
service in the
world"
appears in Spring 3100 .• Self Portrait ".
The men of this service go into action where there are minor or major catastro-
phes-fire,
flood, riot, explosion, air or train crashes. It is their job to deal with
a city in trouble. Ten such emergency service squads are strategically placed
throughout the city of New York, with trained crews at the ready to handle
any type of emergency.
Each squad has a specially constructed truck equipped with more than 200
tools designed for any emergency, and operates two-man radio cars.
The trucks carry rifles, machine guns and tear gas equipment ready for drastic
police action when necessary.
Thousands of New Yorkers and visitors owe their lives to the emergency
service squad. On one occasion, a three ft. curtain rod dropped on the head of a
young man, pierced his skull and emerged from his mouth. The emergency
squad was called and one member, a former watchmaker, carefully snipped
both ends of the bar off before the man was taken into hospital. There the
remainder of the rod was removed and the patient was released from hospital
after only two weeks.
CRIME COMBAT TEAMS
Spring 3100 contains aparagraph describing a new auxiliary method of patrol
introduced by Commissioner Murphy in February last. This is to operate in 25
areas throughout the city, where the incidence of law-breaking is highest.
The plan is to have a rotating pool of supervising sergeants, with whom will be
mixed selected detectives and patrolmen to
form"
Crime CombatTeams
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These
will cruise the special areas in unmarked cars during the peak hours for crime,
namely from
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a.m. to 7 p.m. and from 7 p.m. to 3 a.m.
These teams hope
that
they will surprise criminals in the acts of committing
crimes, and by having a high arrest record, to deter crime at the outset.
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