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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Three people were arrested and two were subdued by stun guns.
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Jonathan Easley, The Hill, 16 Apr. 2025
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The No. 1 best-seller in stun guns, combines pepper spray, a taser, and a flashlight in one reliable device trusted by police worldwide.
—Rosie Marder, Travel + Leisure, 1 Mar. 2025
Aldridge ordered Cure to get out of his pickup truck and shocked him with a stun gun when Cure refused to put his hands behind his back.
—CBS News, 25 Feb. 2025
Finally, one of the officers pulls out a stun gun with a distinctive yellow handle and fires into Kerley's back, bringing him down instantly.
—David K. Li, NBC News, 4 Jan. 2025
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Jonathan Easley, The Hill, 16 Apr. 2025
Sabre Pepper Spray and 2-in-1 Stun Gun $22 $21 at Amazon
The No. 1 best-seller in stun guns, combines pepper spray, a taser, and a flashlight in one reliable device trusted by police worldwide.
—Rosie Marder, Travel + Leisure, 1 Mar. 2025
Aldridge ordered Cure to get out of his pickup truck and shocked him with a stun gun when Cure refused to put his hands behind his back.
—CBS News, 25 Feb. 2025
Finally, one of the officers pulls out a stun gun with a distinctive yellow handle and fires into Kerley's back, bringing him down instantly.
—David K. Li, NBC News, 4 Jan. 2025
See All Example Sentences for stun gun
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“Stun gun.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stun%20gun. Accessed 24 Apr. 2025.
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