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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Nelson was armed with a stun gun but didn’t get a chance to fire any weapons.
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Alex Brizee, Idaho Statesman, 1 May 2025
They are characterized by tense exchanges, audience ejections and, in one case, stun guns deployed to subdue two attendees.
—Averi Harper, ABC News, 29 Apr. 2025
The driver was stopped only after being hit with a stun gun, knocking him to the pavement, video shows.
—Mark Price, Miami Herald, 22 Apr. 2025
Three people were arrested, two of them being hit with a stun gun in the process, according to the Acworth Police Department.
—Filip Timotija, The Hill, 16 Apr. 2025
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Alex Brizee, Idaho Statesman, 1 May 2025
They are characterized by tense exchanges, audience ejections and, in one case, stun guns deployed to subdue two attendees.
—Averi Harper, ABC News, 29 Apr. 2025
The driver was stopped only after being hit with a stun gun, knocking him to the pavement, video shows.
—Mark Price, Miami Herald, 22 Apr. 2025
Three people were arrested, two of them being hit with a stun gun in the process, according to the Acworth Police Department.
—Filip Timotija, The Hill, 16 Apr. 2025
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“Stun gun.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stun%20gun. Accessed 10 May. 2025.
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