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The Taser X2 is one of the less-lethal conducted electrical weapon (CEW) models that are used by law enforcement agencies and by civilians as a use for self-defense. It was created by TASER International, Inc. in 2011 after their popular X26 model and the similar but bulkier and heavier X3.
According to a press report, the jury "found that Arizona-based stun-gun manufacturer Taser International should have more effectively warned police that Taser shocks were potentially dangerous." [82] July 22, 2008, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, a 17-year old aboriginal teen died after being tasered during a standoff. The teen was carrying a ...
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 ...
Osceola County deputy David Crawford describes his handling of a Taser gun to the jury while testifying in his own defense, Thursday, Nov. 21, 2024, in Orange County Circuit Court in Orlando, Fla ...
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.
The MIT Biometric Robotics Lab's latest machines — the Mini Cheetahs — were designed to mimic the world's fastest animal. New MIT video shows cheetah-like robots freakishly play soccer with ...
Taser: Electroshock weapon, stun gun Taser Systems, Taser International: Originally TASER, an acronym for a fictional weapon: Thomas A. Swift's Electric Rifle. [215] 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
One type is a conductive energy device (CED), an electroshock gun popularly known by the brand name "Taser", which fires projectiles that administer the shock through a thin, flexible wire. Other electroshock weapons such as stun guns, stun batons, and electroshock belts administer an electric shock by direct contact. [citation needed]