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Yuma deputies user Taser-equipped robot for arrest

YUMA, Ariz. (AP) - Yuma County sheriff's deputies used a robot equipped with a Taser stun gun to disable a gun-wielding man who wouldn't surrender. Capt. Eben Bratcher says the standoff began late Thursday morning when a woman called and said her husband had threatened her with a gun. The first depu Full story

Man held in firebombing of Texas state senator's office

A man who had tried to see a state senator in Texas -- once about an incident involving a Taser and a second time to drop off a piece of animal that he claimed was a new species -- has been arrested in the fire bombing of the senator's office Tuesday night, officials said. Full story

Overhead Bin: Airline passenger reportedly hit with Tasers

A passenger arriving at Sacramento International Airport on Tuesday was subdued with Tasers after refusing to pass through security screening again in order to retrieve an item left behind on his plane, The Sacramento Bee reports.The man was taken to a local hospital for evalua … Full story

Questions raised about studies of Taser safety

Although many studies have shown over the years that Taser guns used by law enforcement agencies are safe to use on combative suspects, a new report reveals that these electrical stun guns may not be as safe as you'd think. Full story

'Tase-and-release' of wildlife banned in Alaska

You never know what fool will pick up a stun gun and decide to "Tase-and-release" a wild animal with it. That's why Alaska decided to act before the scenario unfolded. Full story

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Thai policemen electroshock Sakdawut Hamsiri, 30, in purple shirt, with a Taser after he held a knife against his wife Thawee Naiyanit on a street in Bangkok, Thailand Thursday, April 5, 2012. The 6-hour knifepoint hostage ended when the police used a Taser gun to electroshock him and took him to t