English

Noun

stun gun ‎(plural stun guns)

1. A weapon intended to immobilize, usually through delivery of an electric shock.
   • 1946 November, Mark Champion, “Unforeseen”, in Astounding Science Fiction, volume 38, number 3, page 42:

     Lodner tossed the stun gun on a flange between the stills and the fluxing panels.

   • 1978 January, “The Offical Moonbase Alpha Technical Notebook (advert)”, in Starlog, volume 2, number 11, page 9:

     The removable pages are organized in strict military fashion and include complete data on the Commlock, Stun Gun, Laser Cannon, Communications Post, Uniforms, and several fold-out blueprints of the various levels and areas of Moonbase Alpha.

   • 2016 March 8, “Manchester police seize stun gun disguised as iPhone”, in BBC News:

     A stun gun disguised as a mobile phone has been seized from a 14-year-old boy in Manchester.

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• taser

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• unstung