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'''Tasers''' (acronym for Thomas A Swifts Electric Rifle) are stun guns used by the [[police]] to subdue suspects.
'''Tasers''' (acronym for Thomas A Swifts Electric Rifle) are stun guns used by the [[police]] to subdue suspects.
[[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 a pair of electrodes, attached by a wires to a [[capacitor]], which delivers a powerful [[electric]] shocks. 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"<ref>[http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/15001627 Suspects' deaths blamed on 'excited delirium'] (Associated Press, Sept. 25, 2006)</ref> is almost never diagnosed outside of police custody.
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"<ref>[http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/15001627 Suspects' deaths blamed on 'excited delirium'] (Associated Press, Sept. 25, 2006)</ref> is almost never diagnosed outside of police custody.
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.
==History==
Brand-name taser products are produced and sold by [[Axon Enterprise]] Inc., formerly known as TASER International.
Jack Cover invented the first electroshock stun gun, but it utilized gunpowder to launch its electric probes, and was therefor classified as a firearm by the ATF.<ref>https://www.thestar.com/news/the-dark-lure-of-pain-compliance/article_a586f448-229c-5cdf-924e-8c41e16a9f5d.html</ref> TASER International (now Axon), redesigned these tools, utilizing compressed gases to launch the probes, and adding other refinements.<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>
== See also ==
== See also ==