The Anti-Riot Tangle Gun 7 was manufactured to meet the Empire's "humane" crowd control requirements during its early years. Eventually, these small arms were retired from service. Although this weapon was designed to be non-lethal, this is not always the case. Merr-Sonn was unable to correct the common flaw of its tangle webs from contracting too much, which inflicting acute injury on the target being. In rare cases, the webbing contracts so much that the individual suffocates. Composed of huge semi-plastic webbing of synthetic naorstrachem linked with a shrinking element, the tangle web activates upon contact with a warm surface. From this point, the web wraps itself around the target being and then contracts, effectively constraining the individual. If two individuals are in close proximity, whoever the web hits first will be the one ensnared.