Category Archives: Taser
TASER International Introduces New X26P
A TASER International press release announced the introduction of their latest Conducted Electrical Weapon, the new X26P. The X26P uses the company’s latest technological advances and design combined with familiar ergonomics from its popular predecessor, the X26. New electronic architecture … Continue reading
Easy on the Less Lethal…
I just got back from an armed barricaded suspect call. Why do they always come out right at the end of shift? I was a little taken aback when I saw that the three officers at the door to the … Continue reading
Police Technology. Meh.
There have been many technological changes in the last quarter century that have made the copper’s job…different. Not always better, but certainly not the same. When I started out, our duty belts held a .38 cal. revolver (S&W M64), 2 … Continue reading
Evolution of the Police TASER
There is no doubt that one of the most significant technological advances in law enforcement over the last twenty years has been the development and deployment of Electronic Control Devices (EDC’s) for less lethal suspect management. The father of the … Continue reading
New Report by American Heart Association Zaps TASER International
A new report released on-line by the American Heart Association magazine Circulation associates sudden cardiac arrest and death with the application of an electronic control device (ECD), more specifically a TASER International model X26. Dr. Douglas P. Zipes, a cardiologist … Continue reading
Karbon Arms Touts Court Victory over Taser
In a press release on 1/30/2012, Karbon Arms, a Tampa, FL based manufacturer of electronic control devices (ECD), sent out a press release detailing what they described as a victory over Taser International’s “unethical behavior.” Read the details below. Karbon … Continue reading
PhaZZer Enforcer: Dubious ECD
Hmmm… While walking the floor at SHOT Show 2012, I heard the familiar stuttering click of an Electronic Control Device (ECD). Thinking somebody nearby was playing with a Taser, I looked around and saw a gentleman holding this. It is … Continue reading