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Taser: Electroshock weapon, stun gun Taser Systems, Taser International: Originally TASER, an acronym for a fictional weapon: Thomas A. Swift's Electric Rifle. [216] Taser is a registered tradename, prompting a backformed verb "to tase" which means "to use a Taser on", although "to taser" is also commonly used. Tayto: Crisps (Ireland) Intersnack
In 1969, NASA researcher Jack Cover began to develop a non-lethal electric weapon to help police officers control suspects, as an alternative to firearms. [4] By 1974, Cover had completed the device, which he named the "Tom Swift Electric Rifle" (TSER), referencing the 1911 novel Tom Swift and his Electric Rifle; to make it easier to pronounce as a word, Cover later added an "A" to the acronym ...
Taser International sued, and on May 2, 2008, visiting judge Ted Schneiderman ordered the Medical Examiner to remove all references to "Taser" in the reports and change the cause of death in McCullaugh's case from "Homicide" to "Undetermined." [155] On June 9, 2008, Taser International lost its first product-liability suit. [156]
A police shooting in Brooklyn has raised questions about the dangers of Tasers failing at crucial moments, Richard Hall reports
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A TASER (also variously "Taser" or "taser") is a conducted energy device (CED) primarily used to incapacitate people by delivering an intense electric shock that briefly disrupts voluntary control of the muscles, allowing the person to be approached and handled without resistance.
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.