Taser: Study Says Guns Don't Hurt Hearts

[TheeBadOne]

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. - Stun gun maker Taser International Inc. on Friday said an independent study found that its stun guns had little effect on the heart functions of humans.

Shares of Taser, which have declined since the start of the year on controversy over the safety of its products, rose 18 cents to close at $11.38 in Friday trading on the Nasdaq Stock Market, where they have traded in a 52-week range of $7.33 to $33.45.

In a pilot study of 24 volunteer human subjects, Taser said physicians "found no significant cardiac dysrhythmias" immediately after they were exposed to an electrical shock from one of its devices. The study evaluated changes in the volunteers' heart behavior through monitoring activity on an electrocardiogram immediately before and after they were exposed to its Taser X26 gun, the company said.

An abstract of the study was published in a supplemental edition of Academic Emergency Medicine, and the complete study will be presented at the Society of Academic Emergency Medicine in New York starting May 22, Taser said.

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[fabsroman]

If I were a criminal, I think I would prefer getting tased over getting shot. Then again, officers might be more inclined to use the taser when it isn't exactly needed.

If the class action attorney could fine a study that says the Taser does harm a heart, you can bet Taser's stock would be worth nothing if the lawsuit prevailed.

If technology keeps going the way it is, pretty soon we will have beams that can freeze a person and tractor beams like those in Star Wars.

Of course, there will always be controversy. The world sucks.

[Swift]

If yer in a position that ya get Tazed and sompin bad happens then oh well.

[Nulle]

We have carried them and used them for a few years now and no problems. Departments set Policy on these as with any weapon and guidelines followd and reports done on the use to cover your basis.