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Taser Stun Guns
Taser Manufacturer Warns of Safety Risks
Aug 5, 2005 | St. Petersburg Times
Taser International, maker of the controversial stun guns used by thousands of law enforcement agencies, including Houston's, has issued a training...
Evidence that Police Stun Guns Can Kill Mounts As Chicago Medical Examiner Rules Death Was Caused by Taser
Jul 31, 2005 | www.Newsinferno.com
A non-lethal weapon becomes a problem when it starts killing people. Many experts and critics of the Taser stun gun believe that time has long since...
NEWSPAPER REPORTS STUN GUN USE INVOLVED IN 120 DEATHS SINCE 1999
May 31, 2005 | www.Newsinferno.com
Using a number of sources, The Arizona Republic has compiled a list of 120 cases in the United States and Canada since 1999 where a death followed...
Taser Use Spikes Amid Safety Concerns
May 31, 2005 | Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
Despite the growing controversy over the safety of Tasers, Pittsburgh police are quickly embracing the stun guns to subdue unruly people.City police...
Lexington Suspends Buying Tasers
Apr 30, 2005 | AP
The police department is halting its purchase of Taser stun guns while awaiting the outcome of medical studies about the risks of the weapons.Police...
Taser Sued Over 'Non-Lethal' Claim
Mar 1, 2005 | San Francisco Chronicle
A lawsuit filed Monday in the September death of a 21-year-old man whom Vallejo police repeatedly shocked with a stun gun accuses manufacturer Taser...
Taser Ruled Partial Cause of Ohio Man's Death
Feb 23, 2005 | AP
The medical examiner in Akron has ruled that the police use of a Taser electronic restraint contributed to the death of a drug-using man who...
Taser Gun Safety Is Questioned As 85 Die
Feb 18, 2005 | The Detroit News
As police departments across Metro Detroit continue to equip their officers with Taser guns, an international group is questioning whether the...
Ohio County Suspends Use of Tasers Following Suspect Death
Feb 17, 2005 | AP
Ohio Police in one Ohio county have stopped using stun guns after the death of a suspect who'd been shocked nine times.Lucas County Sheriff James...
Man Dies After Chicago Police Use Stun Gun
Feb 11, 2005 | AP
A man died after Chicago police used a Taser stun gun to subdue him Thursday, just days after a teenager was critically injured in a similar incident...
Taser Stun Guns
