Taser making shotgun shell. 100' range, no wires. Just in time for the '08 elections!

[krispos42]

Now you can shock those hippie liberals from a distance!!!

Introducing the TASER XREP – the eXtended Range Electronic Projectile. XREP is a self-contained, wireless projectile that fires from a standard 12-gauge shotgun. It delivers the same Neuro-Muscular Incapacitation (NMI) bio-effect as our handheld TASER X26, but can be delivered to a distance of up to 100 feet, combining blunt impact with field proven TASER NMI.

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The nose assembly of the XREP contains 4 forward facing barbed electrodes and the collapsible electrode cowling. On impact, the forward facing barbed electrodes attach to the body of the target.

The energy from the impact breaks a series of fracture pins that release the main chassis of the XREP which remains connected to the nose by a Kevlar reinforced fiber. As the chassis falls away, 6 cholla electrodes automatically deploy. Named after the famous desert cactus, the cholla electrodes penetrate clothing to deliver the TASER XREP’s powerful NMI over a greater body mass.

Another innovative and unique feature of the XREP nose is the reflex engagement electrode. A normal reaction to the pain of a projectile impact is for the subject to grab at the impact site. If the subject tries to grab or disconnect the XREP projectile, the reflex engagement electrodes complete a circuit allowing TASER NMI to discharge from the Nose Electrodes, through the subject’s body, out to the hand that grabbed the XREP. This creates a significant spread that allows the XREP pulses to affect a large body mass, causing overpowering Neuro Muscular Incapacitation.

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http://www.taser.com/products/law/Pages/XREP.aspx

There's a video you can view, too! The guy being shocked looks less than happy.

http://gizmodo.com/gadgets/owwwww!/video-of-xrep-wireless-taser-shotgun-shocking-some-dude-276481.php

Just thought that why we're freaking about about Tasers the public should be made aware of this. It's set to become available just in time for the 2008 elections!

[mikelgb]

1. sigh

oh bother

[EST]

2. A taser shell with fishhooks on it.

I wonder if it's time to deploy my own invention--metalized clothing. Available in many styles and colors, these articles of clothing contain up to twenty percent conductive fibers woven into the material, rendering any taser or other high voltage torture devices ineffective.

Metalized gloves and headgear complete the ensemble, with the wearer determining just how much protection to wear and how much naked skin to display.

[hobbit709]

3. The return of chainmail

I can see it now.

[EST]

8. Nice, shiny armor could make a comeback.

[TheMightyFavog]

7. There's a company out there that's developed a fabric like this...

But they sell only to Law Enforcement and the Military.

[EST]

9. That's important to know.

Their selling it only to LE and military is no problem--none of those conditions can apply for very long if there is demand.

[RangerRK]

4. I dream of the old days...

...when you had to be found guilty of something in court to be electrocuted.

[LeftHander]

5. At twenty feet it enters the chest cavity...

Penetrating deep into tissues to deliver a effective debilitating shock.**

**May result in organ damage and possible death

[Tierra_y_Libertad]

6. The conventions should be very shocking to those who dare dissent.

Mayor Daley must be rolling in his grave with envy.

[Kelly Rupert]

10. Certainly better than rubber bullets. n/t

[KitchenWitch]

11. And they promised us that we are not a police state...

[orleans]

12. just like that old movie:

"THEY TASE DEMOCRATS DON'T THEY?"