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...
View ArticleHigh 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...
View ArticleMillion-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...
View ArticleFear 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...
View ArticleExposed: 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...
View ArticleMan 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...
View ArticlePentagon’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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