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Taser International Inc. has changed how one of its stun-gun models delivers its electric charge after some police officers said some suspects had been able to regain partial mobility while they were being stunned.
The change will make the X26 stun gun about 14 per cent more powerful, the New York Times newspaper reported.
Scottsdale, Ariz.-based Taser, in statements issued in response to the article, disputed it was making the device more powerful.
The previous version of the X26 delivered a steady two-second stream of electric pulses followed by a slower three-second stream the change delivers the pulses at the higher rate for the full five seconds.
"This is not a product redesign. It is a software upgrade," the company said in a statement posted on its website.
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