stun gun
noun
: a weapon designed to stun or immobilize (as by electric shock) rather than kill or injure the one affected
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Nate Rosenfield, New York Times, 14 Jan. 2025
Consequently, emergency back-up was requested, a dart-firing stun gun was effectively deployed, and the defendant was arrested without any further incident.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 4 Jan. 2025
Jackson was instead able to get control of one of the officer’s stun guns, police said.
—Richard Ruelas, The Arizona Republic, 24 Oct. 2024
By the time an officer deployed the stun gun, a crowd surrounded the scene, many recording with phones.
—Zach Powell, The Athletic, 4 Jan. 2025
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Nate Rosenfield, New York Times, 14 Jan. 2025
Consequently, emergency back-up was requested, a dart-firing stun gun was effectively deployed, and the defendant was arrested without any further incident.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 4 Jan. 2025
Jackson was instead able to get control of one of the officer’s stun guns, police said.
—Richard Ruelas, The Arizona Republic, 24 Oct. 2024
By the time an officer deployed the stun gun, a crowd surrounded the scene, many recording with phones.
—Zach Powell, The Athletic, 4 Jan. 2025
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“Stun gun.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stun%20gun. Accessed 9 Feb. 2025.
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