Patent ID: 8261666

Claim:
A holder for holding a plurality of ammunition cartridges, the holder comprising: a set of conductors configured to be electrically coupled to an electrical power source such that when coupled to the electrical power source, the set of conductors provides a charging current to a second electrical power source included in a non-lethal projectile in an ammunition cartridge in the plurality of ammunition cartridges, wherein the holder is a magazine usable to hold either of a conventional ammunition and the ammunition cartridge including the non-lethal projectile, wherein the ammunition cartridge including the non-lethal projectile is capable of being launched in the manner of the conventional ammunition from a weapon designed to fire the conventional ammunition; and a piece of equipment facilitating the set of conductors to be electrically coupled to the electrical power source, the electrical power source being external to the holder, wherein the piece of equipment includes a first set of electrical terminals for receiving electrical power from the electrical power source and a second set of electrical terminals for accepting the magazine.