Taser Releases New Shocking Shotgun

by Terrence O'Brien on July 13, 2009 at 01:47 PM

Taser, maker of the controversial "less-lethal" weapon that zaps people with incapacitating levels of electricity (described as torture by the U.N.), has just released its latest tool for taking out the odd student protester and great-grandmother.

The X12 Taser shotgun combines the occasionally lethal fun of electrocuting people with the also occasionally lethal impact of "non-lethal" shotgun rounds. The X12 fires a self-contained, wireless shock cartridge up to 100 feet. It strikes a target with enough force to knock them down, then, as an added bonus, pumps them full of a few thousand volts.

Taser, of course, wants to make sure that no one could ever mistakenly grab a real shotgun when reaching for the X12, so it comes with a bright yellow Toys'R'Us paint job. Trust us, though; despite the gaudy exterior, this bad boy is much more dangerous than your average Nerf gun. [From: Taser, via BoingBoing]

Tags: guns, police, self defense, SelfDefense, taser, top, weapon, weapons

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gjandyJul 13th 2009 2:30PM

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Say what you may, but shooting someone with a non-lethal is a much better alternative than using real live bullets!! I applaud Taser for at least developing something that may in the end save a life!!

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GipionocheiyortJul 13th 2009 2:55PM

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That oughta teach those lousy students to keep quiet.

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JonathanJul 13th 2009 4:53PM

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I'm so annoyed the Taser shells can't just be fired out of a normal 12-gauge shotgun. You have to buy their expensive, yellow shotgun that is unable to fire standard shells.

Don't expect this concept to take off until you come out with shells that work in the millions of already-deployed shotguns, Taser. There are much cheaper less-lethal options already available for those and plenty of them work just fine. No one is likely to have a heart attack, with accompanying multimillion-dollar lawsuit from the family, if you shoot them with beanbags.

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wisewisewon1Jul 15th 2009 7:39PM

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Hey Jonathan, they do work in a regular shotgun.
These are pretty smart people that care about being safe AND smart.
The Mossberg shotgun sold for the XREP will ONLY fire the XREP shells; can't F'up and shoot someone with a real shotgun shell when you only meant to stun them...Smart, huh. The X-12 is BRIGHT YELLOW so everyone knows the intent is to STUN, not KILL.....Smart, huh.
The round smacks them, but not as hard as a bean bag shot; not as likely to cause serious damage (people die from being shot with bean bag rounds). The round stuns them for 20 seconds, time to get to someone 70 - 100 ft away.
It is a bad idea to shoot someone closer than 20’ with any round out of a shotgun, that is X-26 Taser territory.
Taser Saves Lives Every day they say; I agree

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JAug 25th 2009 8:00PM

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I was misinformed. Thanks for the info.

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