Tasers are carried by some 400,000 American patrol officers, according to Axon, the company with a monopoly on producing them in the U.S. Though the electrical weapons are widely used, police in ...

None of this comes cheap, though; the full Taser X3 system, including a holster and data download kit, amounts to $1,799.95, though you can also trade in your old Tasers for a discount. WB Getty ...

Updated Tasers, radios and other equipment are expected to bring Harrison police into “modern times,” ... It also will cover 16 Tasers, seven dual-monitor computers, ...

Manhattan developer Daniel Neiditch has equipped 15 of his employees with New York City’s latest must-have accessory: stun guns and Tasers. “Crime is out of control in the city and everyone’s… ...

The fatal police shooting of Rayshard Brooks, a black man who was found asleep in a car in a drive-through at a Wendy’s on Friday night in Atlanta, has reignited the debate over Tasers.. Mr ...

Accidental Taser firings by cops increased by 35% in 2020 – to 328 incidents compared to 243 in 2019, NYPD figures show. But police officials note that’s still down from the 415 accidental ...

Nationwide, Wexler said the tasers are ineffective about 40% of the time. "If you use this tool 40% of time it doesn't work, what's your plan B going to be if it doesn't work," said Wexler.

So why do they still carry them? - A police shooting in Brooklyn has raised questions about the dangers of Tasers failing at crucial moments, Richard Hall reports. The Independent.