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Sixty years later a non-lethal weapon delivering an electric shock was developed by Jack Cover and marketed by Taser International under the name "Taser", an acronym for Thomas A. Swift's Electric Rifle. The middle initial 'A' is used to produce a word more pronounceable than "TSER", as no other name than "Tom Swift" is used for the book's hero ...
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.
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 ...
A police shooting in Brooklyn has raised questions about the dangers of Tasers failing at crucial moments, Richard Hall reports
In its latest update on stun gun sales, TASER International reported Wednesday that it has booked several new orders for its eponymous stun guns. These orders were all received and shipped in the ...
During World War II, he was an Army Air Force test pilot. He later worked at the Naval Air Weapons Station China Lake . He was a scientist at North American Aviation from 1952 until 1964 and also worked for NASA [ 3 ] (Apollo program), IBM and Hughes Aircraft .
TASER International's eponymous stun guns continue to rake in sales. On Tuesday, the Scottsdale, Ariz.-based weapons maker announced four orders of significant size, and several more of smaller ...
The M134 Minigun is an American 7.62×51mm NATO six-barrel rotary machine gun with a high rate of fire (2,000 to 6,000 rounds per minute). [2] It features a Gatling-style rotating barrel assembly with an external power source, normally an electric motor.