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NEWS ABOUT: stun gun

stun gun stories: 4 news summaries

Taser Tells Cops: Don't
Aim at Chest

Company cites 'extremely low risk' but insists stun gun is safe

Oct 21, 09 11:35 AM CDT
(Newser) - Stun gun maker Taser has issued an advisory to police departments suggesting cops not aim at a suspect’s chest because it poses an "extremely low" chance of triggering an "adverse cardiac event." The company insists its product is safe, but if something goes wrong, "it... More »

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Arizona • ACLU • American Civil Liberties Union • heart attack • cardiac arrest • Colorado • Taser • stun gun • police department

The Taser Party: Chicks Dig It

Self-defense-minded women seek something a little more shocking

Jan 6, 08 2:41 PM CST
(Newser) - At-home female entrepreneurs are ditching Mary Kay for Tasers, but they're keeping the pink. Taser International is marketing its user-friendly C2 "personal protector" to the public, and women with an interest in self-defense are holding independent Taser parties in states where the stun gun is legal. "It's a... More »

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feminism • Amnesty International • Taser • stun gun • sexual violence • self defense • Tupperware • Taser C2 • Mary Kay

Man Dies After Police Zap Him With Taser

Deputy was trying to break up
four-person fight; dead man was only 20

Nov 19, 07 4:26 AM CST
(Newser) - A 20-year-old man died yesterday after Maryland police shocked him with a Taser during a confrontation with a sheriff's deputy, according to police. Deputies responded to a call to find four people fighting. Police used a Taser on one of the men, who fell unconscious and was later pronounced dead... More »

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police • civilian casualties • Taser • stun gun

Police Who Tasered Student Placed on Leave

University prez calls incident at political forum 'regretful'

Sep 19, 07 5:15 AM CDT
(Newser) - Two University of Florida police officers who used a stun gun on a 21-year-old student at a campus forum with John Kerry have been placed on paid leave pending an investigation, CNN reports. Disturbing video of the incident, in which the student pleaded with police not to taser him, has... More »

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John Kerry • police • University of Florida • Taser • Andrew Meyer • stun gun • forum • J. Bernard Machen

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