New TASER Weapons Produced For Crowd Control

Stun gun manufacturer rolls out devices that promise to “drop everyone in a given area to the ground”

Steve Watson
Infowars.net
Wednesday, Oct 8, 2008

Everyone’s favourite stun gun manufacturer
Taser has unveiled it’s latest loving piece of “non lethal” technology,
The Taser Shockwave.

The new weapon is significantly different to the Tasers
currently used by police in that it has six different electrified
charges and is designed to target crowds rather than individuals.

The cartridges are tethered by 25-foot wires, which can
be fired from a distance of up to 100 meters in a 20-degree arc. The
“probes” on the end of the cartridges can pierce through clothing and
skin, emitting 50,000 volts of electricity in the process.

“Full area coverage is provided to instantaneously incapacitate multiple personnel within that region” Taser explains.

“Multiple Shockwave units can be stacked together (like
building blocks) either horizontally or vertically in order to extend
area coverage or vertically to allow for multiple salvo engagements.”
The product description states.

The weapons can also be vehicle mounted or “daisy
chained” according to Taser. Clearly it is anticipated that these
things will be used on sizable crowds, meaning an increased likelihood
of indiscriminate targeting.

Watch a presentation on the Shockwave from Taser:

The Shockwave isn’t the only new development on Taser’s books either. The Extended-Range Electronic Projectile
(XREP) is touted as the first electric shock weapon that can be fired
from a normal gun, in this case a 12-gauge shotgun. It delivers a
20-second shock, compared with the default setting five-second shock of
a traditional taser X26.

“To maximize incapacitation, the XREP engine
incorporates a microprocessor controlled optimal electrode selection
technology. Twenty times per second, the XREP engine checks for the
optimal electrode connection to maximize the contact spread and achieve
greatest incapacitation.” Taser states.

Watch a demonstration:

Both the Taser Shockwave and the XREP are scheduled to go into full production by the end of this year.

Taser has been the subject of much controversy and outrage. One year ago the UN’s Committee Against Torture issued a statement on the TaserX26,
which read: “The use of TaserX26 weapons, provoking extreme pain,
constituted a form of torture, and that in certain cases it could also
cause death, as shown by several reliable studies and by certain cases
that had happened after practical use.”

We still await more loving developments from Taser including the much anticipated Taser saucer.