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 ...

Law enforcement agencies across the country started using Tasers and similar weapons about three decades ago. The still-evolving technology quickly reduced injuries among officers and subjects, ...

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 ...

We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. "Taser" and "laser" are both types of energy weapons, while also both acronyms, so it wouldn't be ridiculous for you to assume that most of ...

BALDWIN COUNTY, Ala. (WALA) - The Baldwin County Sheriff’s Office announced Monday that the agency has upgraded to the newest taser system. Deputies say the new tasers enhance officer safety and help ...

A lack of state standards leaves Mississippi police and sheriff’s departments on their own to decide when to use stun guns, and many give officers a free hand. By Nate Rosenfield Brian Howey and Sarah ...

Before police shot at Derell Mickles and two bystanders at the Sutter Ave. L train station in Brownsville on Sunday, officers first tried to use Tasers. The NYPD said those attempts were “ineffective.