US Shoots Ahead in Stun Gun Design

by David Hambling NewScientist.com, 15 Aug 2005 Weapons designed to fire "electric bullets" into crowds are being developed for police and border protection agencies in the U.S. The Homeland Security Advanced Research Projects Agency, the domestic equivalent of the defence agency DARPA, has launched an "innovative less-lethal devices for law enforcement" programme to radically expand the capabilities of electric shock weapons. Read more