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Daunte Wright case highlights challenge of police reaching for stun guns: Experts
In the U.S. there have been 1,081 deaths following the use of a stun gun.
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Stun guns -- less lethal use-of-force electroshock weapons that use up to 50,000 volts of electricity to temporarily incapacitate and immobilize targets -- are widely used by police departments around the country.
Today, more than 18,000 police and military agencies across the nation use them and a National Institute of Justice report stated stun guns reduce suspect and officer injuries.