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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Former Metropolitan Police Officer Michael Fanone, who was dragged into the mob and suffered a heart attack after a rioter shocked him with a stun gun, was disappointed but not surprised by the latest milestone in the dismantling of Capitol riot prosecutions.
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Michael Kunzelman, Los Angeles Times, 15 Apr. 2026
Officers then shot her with a stun gun, and she was taken into custody, according to police.
—Carlos E. Castañeda, CBS News, 13 Apr. 2026
Tonevich started backing off, pulling his stun gun.
—Meredith Colias-Pete, Chicago Tribune, 3 Apr. 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
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Michael Kunzelman, Los Angeles Times, 15 Apr. 2026
Officers then shot her with a stun gun, and she was taken into custody, according to police.
—Carlos E. Castañeda, CBS News, 13 Apr. 2026
Tonevich started backing off, pulling his stun gun.
—Meredith Colias-Pete, Chicago Tribune, 3 Apr. 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
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“Stun gun.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stun%20gun. Accessed 23 Apr. 2026.
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