TASER® Electronic Control Devices (ECDs) for citizens are weapons designed for lawful selfdefense

or defense of others by temporarily incapacitating a person from a reasonably safe

distance while reducing the likelihood of serious injuries or death. Though they have been

found to be a safer and more effective alternative when used as directed to other traditional

self-defense use-of-force tools and techniques, it is important to remember that the very

nature of self-defense, use of force, and physical confrontation or incapacitation involves a

degree of risk that someone will get hurt or may even be killed due to physical exertion,

unforeseen circumstances, and/or individual susceptibilities.