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Stun-gun maker Taser International of Scottsdale, Ariz., is developing a shotgun shell that will be far more powerful than current ones, a report said. Taser's eXtended Range Electro-Muscular Projectile, or XREP, is meant to combine the blunt-force trauma of a fast-moving baseball with the electrical current of a stun gun, the Arizona Daily Sun reported. The product, expected to be available next year, was funded by the Office of Naval Research.
Taser's stun guns largely are used by law enforcement agencies but also have been used by U.S. troops in Afghanistan and Iraq, [company spokesman Steve] Tuttle said. The new product is designed to hit targets from a distance of up to 300 feet, compared to 25 feet for a Taser. |