As cited by the research report titled ‘Less Lethal Ammunition Market Size By Type (Rubber Shot, Bean Bag, Paintball Shots), By End-user (Law Enforcement, Recreational), Industry Analysis Report, Regional Outlook, Application Growth Potential, Price Trends, Competitive Market Share & Forecast, 2021 - 2027’, available with Market Study Report, global less lethal ammunition market is projected to expand significantly over 2021-2027.
 

Rising popularity of paintball related recreational activities, increasing geopolitical disputes among, civilians, and growing incidences of political disputes, riots, & public disorder are favoring the global less lethal ammunition market development. Further, expanding budget of law enforcement agencies are enhancing the industry remuneration scope.
 

For the record, ammunition are the projectiles that are used in small arms, artillery, and other guns. Less lethal ammunition or projectiles are specially designed to weaken a target without causing any serious harm or lethal injuries. The baton or traditional club are some of the oldest less lethal or non-lethal type of weapons, but their use is still risky because of limited range. Non-lethal ammunitions can be lethal if used indiscriminately or without proportional use of force.
 

Based on type, worldwide less lethal ammunition industry is segmented into rubber shot, paintball shots, bean bag, and others. Among these, the paintball shots segment currently accounts for 5% market share and is likely to showcase lucrative growth trends over the analysis period on account of rising number of paintball-related recreational activities worldwide.
 

The market is also studied from the perspective of end users of the products, which are primarily categorized into law enforcement and recreational.
 

As per the geographical analysis, Latin America is likely to account for lower share of the overall market during the analysis period. However, increasing geopolitical disputes & riots due to many reasons like weak authority, economic crisis or illegal migration are augmenting the use of less lethal weapons or ammunition by law enforcing agencies and militaries to restore peace and return to normal functioning of society.
 

Prominent players in the worldwide less lethal ammunition industry sphere are Sellier & Bellot, Maxam Outdoors SA, ALS Technologies Inc., Condor Non-Lethal Technologies, Lamperd Less Lethal Inc., Security Devices International Inc., ST Engineering Ltd., Rheinmetall AG, Nonlethal Technologies Inc., Federal Ammunition, Combined Systems Inc., and Safariland LLC.