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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In Atlanta, officers arrested more than 25 people and used non-lethal ammunition to disperse a crowd of protesters at Emory University, where one person was shocked with a stun gun after being taken to the ground by police.
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Clare Mulroy, USA TODAY, 26 Apr. 2024
The Emory Wheel also reported that irritant gas was used on protesters and at least one protester was hit with a stun gun.
—Patrick Smith, NBC News, 26 Apr. 2024
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Clare Mulroy, USA TODAY, 26 Apr. 2024
The Emory Wheel also reported that irritant gas was used on protesters and at least one protester was hit with a stun gun.
—Patrick Smith, NBC News, 26 Apr. 2024
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“Stun gun.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stun%20gun. Accessed 4 May. 2024.
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