The Somehow Existing "Star Trek" Phaser Rifle

An energy powered rifle resembling the ones seen in Star Trek and Star Wars actually exist and are still in development, but they are meant to work almost as if it were a flashbang grenade. Introducing the Personnel Halter and Stimulation Response, a rifle based laser weapon that can disorient and blind someone. This non lethal weapon was designed by a research team in the Laser Division of the Air Force Research Labratory's Directed Energy Directorate at Kirtland Air Force Base, New Mexico. It can be manned by one operator and is capable of two kind of shots: one is a visible wavelength and the other is a mid infared wavelength. Back then, there were devices like PHaSR, but they were either too lethal at close range or not effective for long range. Now Scope Works is attempting to make this weapon combat effective by allowing it  to fire a safe amount of energy at a target, without" having to worry about close or long range. As for how it was all paid for, the funding came from Joint Non-Lethal Weapons Directorate and National Institute of Justice: an organization interested in technology for military and civil law enforcement use.