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  2. Taser - Wikipedia

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    A TASER device, with cartridge removed, making an electric spark between its two electrodes Police issue X26 TASER device with cartridge installed Raysun X-1, a multi-purpose handheld weapon. A TASER (also variously "Taser" or "taser") is a conducted energy device (CED) primarily used to incapacitate people by delivering an intense electric ...

  3. Electroshock weapon - Wikipedia

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    A taser, with cartridge removed, making an electric arc between its two electrodes. An electroshock weapon is an incapacitating weapon.It delivers an electric shock aimed at temporarily disrupting muscle functions and/or inflicting pain, usually without causing significant injury.

  4. Taser (disambiguation) - Wikipedia

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    A Taser is an electroshock weapon. Taser or Tazer may refer to: Taser International, the former name of Axon, a firm which makes tasers and other items; Tasar, a type of sailboat; Tazer (musician), a British musician "Tazer", a song on the soundtrack for the video game Age of Empires 2

  5. Electrolaser - Wikipedia

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    An electrolaser is a type of electroshock weapon that is also a directed-energy weapon.It uses lasers to form an electrically conductive laser-induced plasma channel (LIPC). A fraction of a second later, a powerful electric current is sent down this plasma channel and delivered to the target, thus functioning overall as a large-scale, high energy, long-distance version of the Taser ...

  6. Taser vs. gun mix-up raises concerns about training, design ...

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    The company that manufactures Tasers says it has implemented design features and training recommendations to reduce the chances that law enforcement officers would confuse the electroshock weapon ...

  7. Tom Swift and His Electric Rifle - Wikipedia

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    Sixty years later a non-lethal weapon delivering an electric shock was developed by Jack Cover and marketed by Taser International under the name "Taser", an acronym for Thomas A. Swift's Electric Rifle. The middle initial 'A' is used to produce a word more pronounceable than "TSER", as no other name than "Tom Swift" is used for the book's hero ...

  8. UPDATE 1-Taser vs. gun mix-ups draw fresh scrutiny in ... - AOL

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    The company that manufactures Tasers says it has implemented design features and training recommendations to reduce the chances that law enforcement officers would confuse the electroshock weapon ...

  9. TASER Sells 500 Weapons to U.S. Army - AOL

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    On Monday, TASER International announced a series of new sales contracts for its stun guns, including X2 TASER sales (of unspecified size) to police departments in Arkansas, Colorado, Hawaii ...