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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Police used a stun gun to detain the 16-year-old suspect, whose motive is unclear.
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Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 17 June 2025
This from a president who unconditionally pardoned 1,500 criminals convicted in the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol and its peace officers — one of whom attacked a policeman by plunging a stun gun multiple times into his neck.
—Mark Z. Barabak, Los Angeles Times, 9 June 2025
An altercation ensued, and a deputy used a stun gun while gasoline pooled beneath him and Barreto-Baerga, igniting both on fire.
—Silas Morgan, The Orlando Sentinel, 5 June 2025
Thinking of bringing a stun gun through airport security, disguised as a cane?
—Sarah Cutler, Idaho Statesman, 20 May 2025
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Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 17 June 2025
This from a president who unconditionally pardoned 1,500 criminals convicted in the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol and its peace officers — one of whom attacked a policeman by plunging a stun gun multiple times into his neck.
—Mark Z. Barabak, Los Angeles Times, 9 June 2025
An altercation ensued, and a deputy used a stun gun while gasoline pooled beneath him and Barreto-Baerga, igniting both on fire.
—Silas Morgan, The Orlando Sentinel, 5 June 2025
Thinking of bringing a stun gun through airport security, disguised as a cane?
—Sarah Cutler, Idaho Statesman, 20 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for stun gun
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“Stun gun.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stun%20gun. Accessed 25 Jun. 2025.
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