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[[Image:Taser 468x342.jpg|thumb|250px|right|Policeman aiming a Taser Gun.]] The battery-powered device shoots an electrode, attached by a wire to a [[capacitor]], which delivers a powerful [[electric]] shock. The taser is used to subdue suspects who resist arrest, as well as for personal self-defense.  

[[Image:Taser 468x342.jpg|thumb|250px|right|Policeman aiming a Taser Gun.]] The battery-powered device shoots an electrode, attached by a wire to a [[capacitor]], which delivers a powerful [[electric]] shock. The taser is used to subdue suspects who resist arrest, as well as for personal self-defense.  

It is favored by people who want to subdue a suspect or assailant without killing him, but is opposed by some people and [[liberal]] groups (like [[Amnesty International]] and the [[ACLU]]). In rare cases, being shot with a taser has resulted in death. <ref>''The Trouble With Tasers - What The Manufacturer Doesn’t Want You To Know'' 7 March 2007 [http://www.crunchgear.com/2007/03/07/a-crunchgear-investigation-the-trouble-with-tasers-what-the-manufacturer-doesnt-want-you-to-know/ CrunchGear]. Accessed 5 January 2008.</ref>  These deaths are often attributed to excited delirium, a [[heart]] condition, drug use or [[mental illness]].  This attribution has been controversial, because "excited delirium" is almost never diagnosed outside of police custody.<ref>[http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/15001627 Suspects' deaths blamed on 'excited delirium'] (Associated Press, Sept. 25, 2006</ref>

It is favored by people who want to subdue a suspect or assailant without killing him, but is opposed by some people and [[liberal]] groups (like [[Amnesty International]] and the [[ACLU]]). In rare cases, being shot with a taser has resulted in death.<ref>''The Trouble With Tasers - What The Manufacturer Doesn’t Want You To Know'' 7 March 2007 [http://www.crunchgear.com/2007/03/07/a-crunchgear-investigation-the-trouble-with-tasers-what-the-manufacturer-doesnt-want-you-to-know/ CrunchGear]. Accessed 5 January 2008.</ref>  These deaths are often attributed to excited delirium, a [[heart]] condition, drug use or [[mental illness]].  This attribution has been controversial, because "excited delirium" is almost never diagnosed outside of police custody.<ref>[http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/15001627 Suspects' deaths blamed on 'excited delirium'] (Associated Press, Sept. 25, 2006</ref>

[[YouTube]] has some videos of young men resisting arrest, getting tasered, and then claiming the police used excessive force or abused their authority.  

[[YouTube]] has some videos of young men resisting arrest, getting tasered, and then claiming the police used excessive force or abused their authority.  

== See Also ==

== See also ==

* [[EDC]] - [[Everyday Carry]]

* [[EDC]] - [[Everyday Carry]]

* [[Self-defense]]: [[Firearms]] ([[Rifle]], [[Handgun]], [[Shotgun]]), [[Knife]], [[Pepper spray]], [[Taser]], [[Weapon]]s

* [[Self-defense]]: [[Firearms]] ([[Rifle]], [[Handgun]], [[Shotgun]]), [[Knife]], [[Pepper spray]], Taser, [[Weapon]]s

* [[Second Amendment]] Defenders: [[Gun Owners of America]], [[National Rifle Association]] and [[Second Amendment Foundation]]

* [[Second Amendment]] Defenders: [[Gun Owners of America]], [[National Rifle Association]] and [[Second Amendment Foundation]]

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==External Links==

==External links==

*[http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,320385,00.html Forget Tupperware: Taser Parties Are the New Craze], [[Associated Press]], [[Fox News Channel|Fox News]], January 4, 2008

*[http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,320385,00.html Forget Tupperware: Taser Parties Are the New Craze], [[Associated Press]], [[Fox News Channel|Fox News]], January 4, 2008

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