Tasers for Sale in Minnesota Stores. No training or Permit Necessary
Tuesday, October 19, 2004 at 05:36AM
TheSpook
Minnesota stores will soon be able to sell stun
guns as powerful as those used by police, despite growing concerns
about the weapon's safety and occasional fatalities. No permit or
training is required in Minnesota for the $999 consumer model of the
Taser, which is already available on the Internet. The Taser, an
acronym for Thomas A. Swift Electric Rifle, delivers 50,000
incapacitating volts to its victims by way of two barbed darts attached
to 15 feet of wire. The Star Tribune reported Sunday that it has
documented 105 cases nationwide since 1983 in which a person died after
being shocked by police with an electric stun weapon. Three people have
died in Minnesota in the past 14 months, the newspaper said. [more ]
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