One booth allowed visitors the chance to shoot high-powered pepper balls at dummies. Taser International, the country's largest manufacturer of stun guns, was demonstrating its weapon on any willing takers, provided they'd sign a liability release form. Taser's stun gun (which delivers an electric charge through wires attached to two darts) works by disrupting the body's nervous system, immobilizing its victim. By mid-morning, Taser had more than a dozen volunteers, including Sergio, a dark-haired young man whose friends cheered and laughed as he sat in a chair to be zapped, one leg flying up straight in front of him as the jolt hit his body. ... "We haven't done human testing," Bitar said. "We haven't done animal testing," Gibbs added. "Yeah, not officially," Bitar said with a sly smile. He would not elaborate on any unofficial testing. Washington Post

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It sounds like there are some really cool things coming down the pike. I remember hearing about the Taser a million years ago and thinking they would really want a beam weapon like Star Trek's stun gun. It would be nice to zap people while they are running away or from a helicopter. I wonder if that lightning gun could be fashioned to work from a police vehicle from a greater distance. That would be handy for taking out vehicles and perps running from the cops.