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Normally the police would want non lethal options first and foremost. A bot that is only good at using a gun and cannot subdue a perp is basically the same as using military gear on your regular officer kit. It likely would have been better to start with a tazer or melee option first as this isn't a military use or shield use demo.
America_Yea:Also of note that less lethal is still capable of being lethal. A .22 firearm is an example of this. Also our guy there the chief normally uses a .38 cal or 9 mil revolver. He usually upgrades to a .357 magnum or .44 magnum later on in his career depending on the spiderman but his less lethal option is his fists or a tazer. Tazers are pretty standard nonlethal takedown options. Our guy should be able to make tazer bullets for guns far before they would normally be invented(and only for the shotgun successfully) presenting a nonlethal option to the police to use with the bots if they can load either ammunition they can deal with a number of situations.
Friends, I see a lot of people offering ideas, several technologies are interesting, but let's remember that the MC is trying to be discreet, ok, he doesn't have strong support, if he starts to launch certain things that you suggested he will be in the crosshairs of large corporations , not to mention that he is already watched by the shield, if he doubts the FBI and other agencies too, then let's take it easy, the MC is learning not to be too hasty and hasty, let's wait for him to have power and influence both in the country and then in the world , then he will be able to think about advancing civil and even military technology further.
I love everything about this! Seeing the police get a leg up is awesome, hopefully they will no longer be cannon fodder when they are up against supers. But I feel like this will give the police more reasons to be against spiderman and other vigilantes, since now they can be more effective at their job. I look forward to how the author handles that scenario.