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Line 2: − Founded in 1998, AIR TASER, Inc. began with producing less-lethal weapons and protective systems which use electric shocks to deter or temporally disable people. They became well known for their electroshock weapons which would launch electrical leads into a target, and then (in most cases) disable that person using repeated electric shocks. These were marketed to law enforcement agencies, as a way to stop an unruly person, without immediately killing them (as a gunshot was much more likely to do). Axon still sells these sorts of products with great success, to this day.<ref>https://www.axon.com/help/taser-10/taser-energy-weapons/taser-10/taser-10.htm</ref><ref>https://taser.com/</ref><ref>https://taser-evolution.axon.com/</ref>+
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==History and growth==
==History and growth==
This company was founded in 1993, under then name AIR TASER, Inc., by Patrick Smith and Thomas Smith. Inspired by the original invention of Jack Cover,<ref>https://www.thestar.com/news/the-dark-lure-of-pain-compliance/article_a586f448-229c-5cdf-924e-8c41e16a9f5d.html</ref> they began with producing less-lethal weapons and protective systems which use electric shocks to deter or temporally disable people. They became well known for their electroshock weapons which would launch electrical leads into a target, and then (in most cases) disable that person using repeated electric shocks. These were marketed to law enforcement agencies, as a way to stop an unruly person, without immediately killing them (as a gunshot was much more likely to do). Axon still sells these sorts of products with great success, to this day.<ref>https://www.axon.com/help/taser-10/taser-energy-weapons/taser-10/taser-10.htm</ref><ref>https://taser.com/</ref><ref>https://taser-evolution.axon.com/</ref>
After significant financial troubles, the company rebranded as "TASER International" in 1998, and refocused its efforts. The company went public on the stock exchange in 2001.<ref>https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/if-youd-invested-10000-axon-enterprise-stock-24-years-ago-its-ipo-heres-how-much-youd-have</ref>
After significant financial troubles, the company rebranded as "TASER International" in 1998, and refocused its efforts. The company went public on the stock exchange in 2001.<ref>https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/if-youd-invested-10000-axon-enterprise-stock-24-years-ago-its-ipo-heres-how-much-youd-have</ref>