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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One of the suspects had to be subdued with a stun gun.
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Jim Woods, Chicago Tribune, 30 May 2025
Well, not entirely scripted: police had to use stun guns to remove protesters.
—Air Mail, 19 Apr. 2025
Last Saturday, Berkeley police arrested a suspect after that person activated a stun gun during a protest at a Tesla dealership.
—Rick Hurd, Mercury News, 28 Mar. 2025
Nichols ran on foot after being pepper-sprayed and threatened with a stun gun.
—Katie Riordan, NPR, 7 May 2025
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Jim Woods, Chicago Tribune, 30 May 2025
Well, not entirely scripted: police had to use stun guns to remove protesters.
—Air Mail, 19 Apr. 2025
Last Saturday, Berkeley police arrested a suspect after that person activated a stun gun during a protest at a Tesla dealership.
—Rick Hurd, Mercury News, 28 Mar. 2025
Nichols ran on foot after being pepper-sprayed and threatened with a stun gun.
—Katie Riordan, NPR, 7 May 2025
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“Stun gun.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stun%20gun. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.
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