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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That tussle spilled into the main store, where officers tried to use a stun gun on Jackson, police said.
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Richard Ruelas, The Arizona Republic, 24 Oct. 2024
Officers Ben Harris and Kyle Sue were placed on leave on Monday, police said, after body camera footage showed the pair punching and shocking Tyron McAlpin with a stun gun.
—Deena Zaru, ABC News, 22 Oct. 2024
Zuberi kidnapped the woman while posing as an undercover officer, threatening her with a stun gun, handcuffing her and putting her in the back seat of her car, according to the FBI.
—Doha Madani, NBC News, 22 Oct. 2024
Preston Hemphill fired his stun gun at the traffic stop scene but didn't follow Nichols to where other officers pummeled him.
—CBS News, 11 Sep. 2024
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Richard Ruelas, The Arizona Republic, 24 Oct. 2024
Officers Ben Harris and Kyle Sue were placed on leave on Monday, police said, after body camera footage showed the pair punching and shocking Tyron McAlpin with a stun gun.
—Deena Zaru, ABC News, 22 Oct. 2024
Zuberi kidnapped the woman while posing as an undercover officer, threatening her with a stun gun, handcuffing her and putting her in the back seat of her car, according to the FBI.
—Doha Madani, NBC News, 22 Oct. 2024
Preston Hemphill fired his stun gun at the traffic stop scene but didn't follow Nichols to where other officers pummeled him.
—CBS News, 11 Sep. 2024
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“Stun gun.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stun%20gun. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.
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