162: The maximum output in decibels of a sound cannon approved for purchase by a local police department in New York State
12,262: Price in dollars of the device
90: Volume in decibels above which a pending state law would outlaw for “acoustic weapons”
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¹Footnotes: All three items this week: [timesunion.com](https://www.timesunion.com/opinion/article/Troy-does-not-need-sound-cannons-for-policing-16412336.php)
*Originally published in the [August 30, 2021, edition](https://disquiet.com/2021/08/31/this-week-in-sound-the-12262-megaphone/) of the This Week in Sound email newsletter ([tinyletter.com/disquiet](https://tinyletter.com/disquiet)).*