United States Forest Service Purchases 700 TASER X26 Electronic Control Devices

[babylonsister]

United States Forest Service Purchases 700 TASER X26 Electronic Control Devices
Prime Newswire
Federal Agencies Continue to Show Growth Opportunities
September 19, 2007: 07:30 AM EST

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz., Sept. 19, 2007 (PRIME NEWSWIRE) -- TASER International, Inc. (Nasdaq:TASR), a market leader in advanced electronic control devices, today announced that it received an order from the United States Forest Service for 700 TASER(r) X26 electronic control devices and related accessories.

"We are excited about this new additional federal agency purchasing TASER technology to protect life," said Tom Smith, Chairman and Founder of TASER international. "Traditionally, we have focused law enforcement sales at the local and state level, but we are now seeing acceptance of TASER technology at various federal law enforcement agencies."

"We have seen a continual marked increase in TASER technology purchases at the federal level following our initial U.S. military approval of a five-year indefinite delivery indefinite quantity (IDIQ) contract. We are proud that law enforcement within the Departments of Defense, Justice, Homeland Security, Interior, and Agriculture are now relying on TASER devices to protect life."

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[tularetom]

1. WTF? They gonna taser what? The deer? the owls?

The marijuana plants?

[Kingshakabobo]

7. Not a fan of TASERs .......but ........

The Forest Service DOES handle some law enforcement duties. I remember reading an article about the job being more dangerous than people realize. They deal with some of the same problems as regular coppers.......drugs/meth use, domestic disturbances, weekend party-ers, regular crime/theft, assaults etc.

I spent some time in an Oregon state park and got to know, on a first name basis, one of the rangers. A year after we were there, I read a newspaper article about how he was shot and killed. Ironically, when we were there, he made a joke about my friend and I being "big Chicago guys" he would like to have with him when he has to collect fees from rowdy party-ers on Saturday nights.

[flvegan]

2. It's protection from BEARS!!!!

Colbert has everyone scared.

[G_j]

5. no

they are obviously meant for environmental activists

[G_j]

3. to protect life?????

We are excited???

since when is tasering environmental tree-sitters etc. protecting life???

(want to protect life? stop making tasers)

[unhappycamper]

4. Maybe they want to taser Old Yellowstone.

:shrug:

[american_typeculture]

6. USFS only protects logging and mining rights for the elite.

Same with BLM. The idea of "public lands" is a joke.

[G_j]

8. you got it n/t

[LeftyMom]

9. For tree-sitters, people chained to bulldozers, etc.

The Forest Service works for the logging companies and they know it.