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Recognize A Deadly Force Situation: Tasers Are Not Appropriate

March 26th, 2008 · 2 Comments

Police officers have enjoyed the use of the Taser X26 (and the effective M26 before that) as an excellent intermediate force option that allows the quick incapacitation of an offender while minimize the chance of harm to the suspect and officers involved. Tasers tend to be effective where pain compliance techniques are not.
However, Tasers […]

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Tags: TASER · Edged Weapons · EDP · Drugs · Officer Safety · Firearms Training

Disguised Weapons: Cellular Phones and Stun Guns

November 3rd, 2007 · 2 Comments

Weapons come in a wide variety of shapes and sizes. These stun guns are disguised as cellular phones. Recently, one of these stun guns was used on two Georgia police officers who were attempting to arrest a fraud suspect.
Generally, these types of stun guns are not nearly as incapacitating as compared to the […]

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Tags: Disguised Weapons · TASER · Officer Safety

Introduce Your Shotgun to the TASER XREP

September 19th, 2007 · No Comments

Currently, there are (among others) two trends in law enforcement: the widespread deployment of M26 and X26 TASERs, and replacing shotguns with AR-15 style rifles. The folks at TASER International, Inc. saw an opportunity in these two trends and have developed the TASER XREP.
What is the XREP? XREP stands for eXtended Range Electronic […]

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Tags: TASER · Firearms