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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Nichols ran on foot after being pepper-sprayed and threatened with a stun gun.
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Katie Riordan, NPR, 7 May 2025
In the cell, Gresham said, officers pepper-sprayed him and shocked him with a stun gun.
—Joe Kottke, NBC news, 6 May 2025
Three were arrested, including two individuals whom police used stun guns to detain.
—Sarah Fortinsky, The Hill, 28 Apr. 2025
An Alabama man died on Tuesday, a week after he was shocked with a stun gun while being arrested, according to a statement from the Decatur Police Department.
—Tesfaye Negussie, ABC News, 25 Apr. 2025
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Katie Riordan, NPR, 7 May 2025
In the cell, Gresham said, officers pepper-sprayed him and shocked him with a stun gun.
—Joe Kottke, NBC news, 6 May 2025
Three were arrested, including two individuals whom police used stun guns to detain.
—Sarah Fortinsky, The Hill, 28 Apr. 2025
An Alabama man died on Tuesday, a week after he was shocked with a stun gun while being arrested, according to a statement from the Decatur Police Department.
—Tesfaye Negussie, ABC News, 25 Apr. 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 25 May. 2025.
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