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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Greene was a 49-year-old Black motorist who died on May 10, 2019, after an encounter with Louisiana State Police, where he was beaten and shocked with stun guns following a high-speed vehicle chase.
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Deena Zaru, ABC News, 13 May 2026
McCoy ran and got hit by a stun gun before he was arrested, court records state.
—Meredith Colias-Pete, Chicago Tribune, 8 May 2026
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.
—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
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Deena Zaru, ABC News, 13 May 2026
McCoy ran and got hit by a stun gun before he was arrested, court records state.
—Meredith Colias-Pete, Chicago Tribune, 8 May 2026
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.
—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
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“Stun gun.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stun%20gun. Accessed 21 May. 2026.
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