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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Officers shocked Woodards with a stun gun and arrested him, the police report said.
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Doha Madani, NBC news, 30 Mar. 2025
Upon hearing the stun gun turn on, a nearby officer who was monitoring the protest intervened and arrested the subject.
—Luis Melecio-Zambrano, Mercury News, 24 Mar. 2025
There was Daniel Rodriguez, who could be seen on camera driving a stun gun into the neck of Officer Michael Fanone; he was sentenced to more than 12 years.
—Alec MacGillis, ProPublica, 6 Feb. 2025
As troopers were handcuffing him, a fight ensued and Devereaux was shot with the stun gun again, according to the report.
—Alexandra Koch, Fox News, 5 Feb. 2025
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Doha Madani, NBC news, 30 Mar. 2025
Upon hearing the stun gun turn on, a nearby officer who was monitoring the protest intervened and arrested the subject.
—Luis Melecio-Zambrano, Mercury News, 24 Mar. 2025
There was Daniel Rodriguez, who could be seen on camera driving a stun gun into the neck of Officer Michael Fanone; he was sentenced to more than 12 years.
—Alec MacGillis, ProPublica, 6 Feb. 2025
As troopers were handcuffing him, a fight ensued and Devereaux was shot with the stun gun again, according to the report.
—Alexandra Koch, Fox News, 5 Feb. 2025
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“Stun gun.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stun%20gun. Accessed 17 Apr. 2025.
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