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* [[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]] | ||
Latest revision as of 09:49, August 22, 2026
Tasers (acronym for Thomas A Swifts Electric Rifle) are stun guns used by the police to subdue suspects.
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.[1] These deaths are often attributed to excited delirium, a heart condition, drug use or mental illness. This attribution has been controversial, because "excited delirium"[2] 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.
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.[3] TASER International (now Axon), redesigned these tools, utilizing compressed gases to launch the probes, and adding other refinements.[4][5][6]
See also
- Self-defense: Firearms (Rifle, Handgun, Shotgun), Knife, Pepper spray, Taser, Weapons
- Second Amendment Defenders: Gun Owners of America, National Rifle Association and Second Amendment Foundation
References
- ↑ The Trouble With Tasers - What The Manufacturer Doesn’t Want You To Know 7 March 2007 CrunchGear. Accessed 5 January 2008.
- ↑ Suspects' deaths blamed on 'excited delirium' (Associated Press, Sept. 25, 2006)
- ↑ https://www.thestar.com/news/the-dark-lure-of-pain-compliance/article_a586f448-229c-5cdf-924e-8c41e16a9f5d.html
- ↑ https://www.axon.com/help/taser-10/taser-energy-weapons/taser-10/taser-10.htm
- ↑ https://taser.com/
- ↑ https://taser-evolution.axon.com/
External links
- Forget Tupperware: Taser Parties Are the New Craze, Associated Press, Fox News, January 4, 2008
- UCLA student without ID refuses to leave the library at night
- Video of student Tasered for resisting arrest at Kerry forum
- Michelle Malkin blog entries show that the student had rushed toward the stage and cut in line to ask his question, his mike was cut off when he said a dirty word, etc.
- Speedin Ticket Taser - The officer orders the man to put his hands behind his back, and pulls out a taser. The man refuses, says, "What the heck is wrong with you?", and then walks away while reaching toward his pocket.
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