Designed to deliver a brief, paralyzing electric charge, Tasers are issued by about 90 percent of America’s roughly 18,000 state, local, and federal law enforcement agencies, according to ...

In addition to an increased cost (the civilian version of the TASER 7 is listed at $1,699), the new "energy weapon" is reported to be more effective, and is equipped with a "back-up shot", which ...