Tuesday, July 28, 2009

New Taser device can shock 3 people without reload




Noooo, no possibility of abuse here. Pam's been chronicling the previous instances of abuse here.


FOUNTAIN HILLS, Ariz.---- Taser International has introduced its first new stun gun since 2003: a device capable of shocking three people without being reloaded.

"This is as big a step as when firearms went from a muzzle loader to the revolver," company CEO Rick Smith said. "If I was a cop, I'd want to carry one."

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The new device was unveiled Monday at the Scottsdale-based company's annual conference with a demonstration by Smith and his brother, Taser International Chairman Tom Smith. Hundreds of law enforcement officers applauded after watching the two fire rounds of barbed wire at metal targets.

Fred Cheatham, an officer with Escondido police in California, said the new Taser seemed bulky but he liked that it could be fired three times without reloading.

"I can see a lot of applications for that," Cheatham said.

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