The weapon used by prison staff on Eastern Kentucky Correctional Complex inmates last year was the Taser 7, an electric stun gun produced by Axon, with headquarters in Scottsdale, Arizona. Some facts ...

The Taser gun was named after the Thomas A. Swift Electric Rifle, and was invented by Jack Cover, who named it after one of his favorite childhood books. Michael (not his real name) was intent on ...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- The Bullitt County jailer said officers will no longer use the electric gloves that were the focus of a WDRB Investigates story last month. Jailer Bryan Whittaker said the ...

Twelve years ago, Tom and Rick Smith began a business out of their family's Arizona home, trying to create an electric stun gun of the kind seen in so many science-fiction movies. They didn't quite ...

Rick Smith of Taser-maker believes Tasers, which send out an electric pulse through wires, will increasingly replace traditional weapons. The non-lethal taser sends ...

NORTH ADAMS - A city man was sentenced to four months in jail on Monday for allegedly threatening patrons of a local bar with an electric stun gun. Jackee Daniels, 27, of Crossey Place, was illegally ...