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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Marshal Goodnight faces charges including impersonating a peace officer, being a felon in possession of a firearm, being a felon in possession of a stun gun, possessing a baton and possessing a tear gas weapon, police said.
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Don Sweeney, Sacbee.com, 23 July 2025
The stun gun was not fully effective and police had to physically restrain him in order to put him in handcuffs, the report said.
—Nadine El-Bawab, ABC News, 22 July 2025
Diaz, Xuan and another eviction manager eventually left the property and went to another home, where Xuan allegedly yelled at the tenant and fired a stun gun at the tenant’s dog, according to the lawsuit.
—Minyvonne Burke, NBC news, 19 July 2025
The Sheriff’s Department said Birtcher tried to flee, but was brought to the ground by deputies who at some point used a stun gun.
—City News Service, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 June 2025
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Don Sweeney, Sacbee.com, 23 July 2025
The stun gun was not fully effective and police had to physically restrain him in order to put him in handcuffs, the report said.
—Nadine El-Bawab, ABC News, 22 July 2025
Diaz, Xuan and another eviction manager eventually left the property and went to another home, where Xuan allegedly yelled at the tenant and fired a stun gun at the tenant’s dog, according to the lawsuit.
—Minyvonne Burke, NBC news, 19 July 2025
The Sheriff’s Department said Birtcher tried to flee, but was brought to the ground by deputies who at some point used a stun gun.
—City News Service, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 June 2025
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“Stun gun.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stun%20gun. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.
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