  a taser or conducted electrical weapontaser x26 is an electroshock weapon sold by taser international. it fires two small dart-like electrodes, which stay connected to the main unit by conductors, to deliver electrical current to disrupt voluntary control of muscles causing "neuromuscular incapacitation"." neuromuscular incapacitation (nmi)", taser international, published march 12, 2007, accessed may 19, 2007international association of chiefs of police, electro muscular disruption technology: a nine-step strategy for effective deployment, 2005 someone struck by a taser experiences stimulation of his or her sensory nerves and motor nerves, resulting in strong involuntary muscle contractions. tasers do not rely only on pain compliance, except when used in drive stun mode, and are thus preferred by some law enforcement over non-taser stun guns and other electronic control weapons."chief's counsel: electronic control weapons: liability issues" by randy means, attorney at law, thomas and means, llp, and eric edwards, lieutenant and legal advisor, phoenix police department, and executive director, arizona association of chiefs of police, the police chief magazine, february 2005electronic control weapons in georgia: review and recommendations, submitted by the ad hoc committee on electronic control weapons, adopted by the georgia association of chiefs of police executive board june 20, 2005electronic control weapon model policy, section 4.02j, intergovernmental risk management agency (irma), adopted january 2006 tasers were introduced as non-lethal weapons to be used by police to subdue fleeing, belligerent, or potentially dangerous people, who would have otherwise been subjected to more lethal weapons such as a firearm. a 2009 police executive research forum study said that officer injuries drop by 76% when a taser is used. however, while taser 
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