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Weapons

Simulation Air Cartridges

TASER

TASER's Simulation Air Cartridges are self-contained devices that have 21 feet of range but fire non-conductive nylon wire leads and shortened barbs.

December 28, 2009

Patrol

TASER Foundation for Fallen Officers Raises More Than $550K from Celebrity Poker Tourney

The TASER Foundation for Fallen Officers generated more than $550,000 in gross donations during its fifth annual "Hold'em for Heroes" celebrity tournament weekend held November 19-21, 2009.

December 20, 2009

Training

Ohio Rookie Tasers Boy After $2 Tobacco Canister Theft

A rookie officer from the Piqua (Ohio) Police Department used a Taser on a 16-year-old who had stolen a $2 tobacco canister from a convenience store.

December 9, 2009

Patrol

Arkansas Prosecutor Calls TASER Axon Technology 'Quantum Leap'

Cpl. Brandon Davis of the Fort Smith (Ark.) PD was wearing the TASER Axon on-officer recorder November 11th when he shot and killed 41-year-old Eric Berry. Berry refused to drop a handgun he aimed at officers. The video was a key piece of evidence used to clear Davis in the case. This is a first for law enforcement in Arkansas, if not the nation.

December 1, 2009

Weapons

New Jersey AG Approves Stun Guns For Officers

The state lifts its ban on the less-lethal weapons, and releases guidelines for officers. It had been the only state in the nation with the prohibition.

November 24, 2009

Weapons

TASER International’s 100th Lawsuit Dismissal Won on Summary Judgment

TASER International has won a major lawsuit. The company announced that on Nov. 20, the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California entered an order and judgment for TASER in the arrest-related-death lawsuit titled Rosa v. TASER International, et al., granting TASER's motion for summary judgment.

November 22, 2009

Weapons

Arkansas Officer Tasers 10-Year-Old Who Refused Shower

The incident brought calls from the town's mayor for an investigation of the department by the state police or FBI; both agencies have declined. The girl was apparently not hurt.

November 17, 2009

Weapons

Taser Competitor Protests Agency's Purchase

The chief executive of stun-gun producer Stinger Systems has accused the DeKalb County Police Department of not properly testing his products, before deciding to purchase 1,021 new Tasers for the department.

November 15, 2009

Technology

San Jose PD Testing TASER AXON Video System

The portable AXON cameras, made by Taser International, are expected to be given to 72 San Jose officers in late November or early December, police said. The cameras can record an officer's point of view for up to 10 1/2 hours, and police say the devices will help officers write more accurate reports and aid officers if their actions are called in to question.

November 3, 2009

Weapons

TASER CEO Clarifies Chest Shot Guideline

TASER CEO Rick Smith says he is surprised by the uproar, which was caused by an article in the Arizona Republic, and that the targeting model was not changed because the company sees greater risk of cardiac events from chest shots.

October 26, 2009

Special Units

'Last Samurai' Arrested After Attacking Officer

A suicidal Pennsylvania man who threatened to torch his apartment attacked a SWAT officer with a Samurai sword, and then was taken into custody when that officer used his Taser to subdue him, the Daily Times reports.

October 19, 2009

Patrol

Officer Remains On Duty After Stun Gun Use Questioned

Fort Worth police officer Stephanie Phillips will remain on active duty while a grand jury reviews an incident where she twice Tasered a mentally ill man who later died, the Star-Telegram reports.

October 18, 2009