In July 2020, during one of the many Black Lives Matter protests that erupted nationwide, I experienced tear gas for the first time. The sensation is unbearable, as if your lungs are fighting against ...

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In an interesting twist, more civilians are buying something once limited to war zones. Tactical gas masks may not be on the shopping list for every Florida consumer, but the U.S. market for gas masks ...