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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Deputies were able to subdue the man with a stun gun and took him to a hospital to be treated for his exposure to the bear spray.
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Todd Feurer, CBS News, 12 Jan. 2026
The man advanced a second time and again police fired their stun guns.
—Kerry Burke, New York Daily News, 9 Jan. 2026
Wagner admitted to a role in all four incidents, pleading guilty to one count each of burglary and assault with a stun gun, and two counts of false imprisonment.
—Teri Figueroa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Jan. 2026
Witvoet then used the stun gun, which struck the victim in the left chest, records state.
—Post-Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 2 Jan. 2026
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Todd Feurer, CBS News, 12 Jan. 2026
The man advanced a second time and again police fired their stun guns.
—Kerry Burke, New York Daily News, 9 Jan. 2026
Wagner admitted to a role in all four incidents, pleading guilty to one count each of burglary and assault with a stun gun, and two counts of false imprisonment.
—Teri Figueroa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Jan. 2026
Witvoet then used the stun gun, which struck the victim in the left chest, records state.
—Post-Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 2 Jan. 2026
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“Stun gun.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stun%20gun. Accessed 31 Jan. 2026.
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