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Taser Wars: The Real Dangers of Loose Triggers

Iman Morales didn’t answer the door. As his mother stood waiting outside his one-bedroom apartment in Brooklyn, she grew increasingly concerned. Lately Morales had been acting erratically and having...

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High On The List Of People Never To Taser: Grandma

Contemplating suicide, when done seriously, is a horrific thing. It’s best to leave law enforcement far, far out of it. In general, end-of-life circumstances  are a no-win proposition when loved ones...

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Million-Volt Zap Cane Is Like Real-World Lightsaber

Owning the Zap Cane is about as close as you’ll ever get to being Yoda, combining walking-stick and Lightsaber into one ugly but effective package. The cane is adjustable between 32 and 36-inches...

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Fear the Zippy Zapping Robo-Chopper

It’s a bird, it’s a plane … it’s a fast-flying stun-gunning robocopter? You better believe it. The Shadowhawk is the latest development in automated grenade flinging – a remote controlled toy-sized...

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Exposed: The Military’s Freakiest ‘Non-Lethal’ Weapon Ideas

Tasers that elicit excruciating spasms in one person at a time? Foam pellets that send an entire crowd fleeing in agony? Pfft. So 2011. Where non-lethal weapons are concerned, the future's all about...

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Man Gets Taser Dart in His Frontal Lobe

For this bizarre story I thank the incomparable Vaughan Bell, who writes brilliantly on all things neuro, psych, and weird. Follow him at Twitter, at  Mind Hacks, where he frequently blogs, and in his...

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Pentagon’s Mega Stun Gun Could Blast You Unconscious

Imagine a stun gun that doesn't just drop you to the floor, but renders you unconscious for several minutes. This tech is called a "nano-second electrical pulse," and the Pentagon believes it could be...

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