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With a 600 ohm test load, the X2 Defender applies a variable voltage peaking at approximately 2000V, corresponding to a peak current of 3.3A. [2] The widely quoted 50kV specification is an open circuit voltage [2] and is not applied to a target in use. To ensure safe handling, the electric current only lasts a maximum of 5 seconds for every ...
The purchase, possession, and carrying of Taser devices in Germany has been prohibited since April 1, 2008 (gun control law: Anlage 2, Abschnitt 1, Nr. 1.3.6. WaffG). However Taser devices are in use by police SWAT teams, Spezialeinsatzkommando (SEK) and others, in 13 out of 16 German states.
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 ...
The guards at Eastern Kentucky Correctional Complex were issued Axon Taser 7 defensive weapons. ... offering inmates a choice of getting Tasered or flunking a drug test “back when I started in ...
A 2019 investigation by APM Reports found more than 250 cases over three years in which a Taser failed to subdue someone who was then shot and killed by police. In 106 of those cases “the ...
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The brand name product is sold by Axon, formerly TASER International, [1] the TASER fires two small barbed darts intended to puncture the skin and remain attached to the target until removed by the user of the TASER device. The deployment of a taser typically reaches a speed of 55 m/s (120 mph; 200 km/h) and a range extending from 4.5 m (15 ft ...
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