Stun Gun News

The U.S Supreme Court Monday wiped out a Massachusetts court ruling that had upheld the conviction of a Massachusetts woman who carried a stun gun for protection from an abusive former boyfriend. The ruling cast doubt over a handful of state bans on possessing Tasers and other kinds of stun...

Detroit - A woman recounted in court Tuesday how, with her attacker’s knife still lodged in her chest, she freed herself from a rape attempt by a teenager who police say assaulted numerous women. The 39-year-old woman calmly recounted during the preliminary examination for 18-year-old Darian Winfield before 36th District...

Use of stun guns eyed in officer-involved killingsNORTH CHARLESTON, S.C. Before a bystander's video led to his murder charge and firing, North Charleston Police Officer Michael Slager said he killed a fleeing suspect in a traffic stop after a struggle over his Taser.Source: hamptonroads.comBlack suspect killed when cop ‘mistook gun...

Video released of police shooting in TulsaThe reserve deputy who shot a suspect with his firearm rather than his stun gun, and another deputy who can be heard cursing at the suspect after he was shot, were not in their normal states of mind because of the elevated stress of...

Deadly Tulsa Police ShootingA police sting goes terribly wrong in Tulsa, Oklahoma. According to police, a reserve deputy accidentally fired his gun instead of a stun gun and a suspect died. Now, officials are releasing video from the undercover operation. The incident on April 2nd, captured on police video, shows...

VIRGINIA BEACH Police Chief Jim Cervera said Friday that the cellphone video showing an officer pepper spraying and then stunning a teenager multiple times during a traffic stop is "not good." He hopes to wrap up an internal investigation into the incident next week, he said. Read More...Police in Virginia...

DARIEN – A Woodridge man was charged in Darien after he asked a patron of Jewel-Osco, 7329 Cass Ave., to shock him with a cellphone stun gun, according to police. Read More...Police in Virginia Beach say they are investigating an officer's use of force after he appeared to use a...

James Island high school students with BB gun and stun gun chargedTwo James Island Charter High School students were arrested in separate incidents Monday and charged with having weapons on school property.Source: www.postandcourier.comWhen can police use lethal force against a fleeing suspect?A video shows North Charleston Police Department Officer Michael...

San Antonio police used a stun gun on a man after they said he tried to break into a pharmacy, then fled from officers early Tuesday morning. The attempted break-in happened at Walgreens at Broadway and Basse. The suspect tried to break the glass of the drive-thru pharmacy window with...

This iPhone-style stun gun is five times more powerful than a TaserThe gun is modelled on the popular Apple handset.Source: www.dnaindia.com