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New Taser Tech Would Electrify Cops' Shields

Posted May 14, 08 6:44 AM CDT in Crime & Courts,  Technology 

(Newser) – Rioters might finally have met their match: Taser International is rolling out a “peel and stick” film to electrify cops' shields—so they won’t even have to fire the gun-shaped original to render troublemakers immobile, Wired reports. The product was unveiled at a showcase that also includes shock-inducing bullets and “area denial” zappers. One blogger, er, welcomes “the day of the electric cop.”

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Debi McMahon, right, celebrates with her Taser C2 during a role-playing personal safety demonstration by Angels With Attitude founder Danny Kessler at a Taser Party Wednesday, Dec. 19, 2007.   (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)
A leopard print Taser gun, right, and 1GB music player holster are shown at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas.   (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong, file)
The voltage from the Taser C2 lights up the target after hitting the mark after being fired by a party attendee at a Taser party.   (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)
Officer Jeff Jewett patrols the halls of Olathe East High School in Olathe, Kansas, with a taser on September 10, 2004.   (KRT Photos)
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