If you’re looking for self-defense but don’t want to carry a firearm, a taser is probably your best choice. You don’t need to get up close and personal like you do with a stun gun, and unlike pepper ...

TASERS are increasingly used to subdue suspects or as personal weapons. TASERS, also called "electrical control devices," have been used by law enforcement since the mid-1970s, with the intention to ...

Jun. 26—Scottsdale-based stun-gun and police body camera maker Axon unveiled a new design of its signature taser device last year, and the Mesa Police Department wants to trade out its existing tasers ...

Designed to deliver a brief, paralyzing electric charge, Tasers are issued by about 90 percent of America’s roughly 18,000 state, local, and federal law enforcement agencies, according to company ...

SAN DIEGO — San Diego Police officers will soon be using lower voltage tasers as a less-lethal weapon in the field. Officers said the new tasers use 1,000 volts and are just as effective than the old ...

The San Diego City Council Tuesday approved an agreement allowing for the San Diego Police Department to upgrade to the latest Taser weapon, scheduled to roll out this fall. The five-year agreement ...

An investigation found excessive Taser use in Mississippi to be widespread after reporters examined thousands of activations from department logs, many of which had never before been reviewed. By ...

New York police are using Tasers and other non-lethal devices at higher rates amid ongoing political debates over efforts to curb police brutality and excessive force, records and data show. The spike ...