TASER International

Mounties examines Tasers after tests raise concerns

THE CANADIAN PRESS OTTAWA–A new analysis of Taser stun guns finds some of the police weapons pack more of a shock than the manufacturer promises, raising questions about their safety. The scientific review commissioned by the...

Woman sues LA County, Taser maker over hub's death

LOS ANGELES (AP) - The wife of a California man who died after stun-gun shocks in a scuffle with deputies is suing Los Angeles County and the weapon's manufacturer. Caroline Silva says in the lawsuit filed Tuesday in federal...

One in 20 tasers fails, CEO acknowledges

CAROLINE ALPHONSO AND IAN BAILEY From Thursday's Globe and Mail TORONTO and VANCOUVER — One in 20 stun guns breaks and is returned to the manufacturer, the head of Taser International said yesterday. Rick Smith, chief executive...

Fighting Pirates With High-Seas High-Tech

Earsplitting Sirens and Electronic Control Systems Can Defend Against Attackers Cannons and cutlasses might have kept the pirates of yesteryear at bay. The Stolt Valor chemical tanker anchors at the Sultan Qaboos port in Muscat...

TASER International Dismissed From In-Custody Death Lawsuit

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz., Dec. 3, 2008 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- TASER International, Inc. (Nasdaq:TASR), a market leader in advanced electronic control devices (ECDs), announced that the court in the in-custody death lawsuit entitled Ruby...

Why TASER Is So Tough to Own (at Motley Fool)

By Tim Beyers December 2, 2008 | Comments (0) In May, Motley Fool CAPS investor MK3A2MC captured why TASER International (Nasdaq: TASR) can easily frustrate its own shareholders. "Gaining worldwide acceptance with recent...

4-Star Stocks Poised to Pop: TASER

Market-trouncing returns could be written in this 4-star. Based on the aggregated intelligence of 120,000-plus investors participating in Motley Fool CAPS, the Fool's free investing community, stun-gun maker TASER International...

Stinger Systems Announces the Release of the TruVu(TM) Video Camera for the S-200 AT (PR Newswire)

Monday December 1, 9:15 am ET World's First Color Video Camera for a Stun Gun TAMPA, Fla., Dec. 1 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Stinger Systems, Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: STIY - News ), a leader in electro-stun technology today...

Cops Tase 54 Year Old Woman For Sitting In Wrong Seat At Football Game

Wisconsin Police were caught on camera tasing a 54 year old woman and confining her to a wheel chair after she sat in the wrong seat at a football game in Madison. Margaret Hiebing, a veteran Badger season ticket holder, was...

Arming the police: Zappers for coppers

Unarmed British bobbies get a new toyAS WELL as the world’s first modern police force, Britain has one of the gentlest. Fewer than 7,000 of its 140,000 officers are licensed to carry guns, and then only on authorised operations...

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