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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Dickerson used a stun gun on Curry and then did it a second time after Curry had fallen to the ground.
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Deborah Laverty, Chicago Tribune, 29 Mar. 2026
The other deputy put the stun gun to Swanson's upper back and ordered him to cooperate.
—Nicole Hensley, Houston Chronicle, 20 Mar. 2026
Cops recovered an electric stun gun from Santiago’s backpack.
—Colin Mixson, New York Daily News, 1 Mar. 2026
One officer fired his stun gun, but two officers then fired their guns as Francisco Manzo got closer, authorities and prosecutors said.
—Caelyn Pender, Mercury News, 4 Feb. 2026
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Deborah Laverty, Chicago Tribune, 29 Mar. 2026
The other deputy put the stun gun to Swanson's upper back and ordered him to cooperate.
—Nicole Hensley, Houston Chronicle, 20 Mar. 2026
Cops recovered an electric stun gun from Santiago’s backpack.
—Colin Mixson, New York Daily News, 1 Mar. 2026
One officer fired his stun gun, but two officers then fired their guns as Francisco Manzo got closer, authorities and prosecutors said.
—Caelyn Pender, Mercury News, 4 Feb. 2026
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“Stun gun.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stun%20gun. Accessed 2 Apr. 2026.
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