| There are more and more incidents of crime involving | | | | At that point, the police approached and used a |
| the police use of stun guns rather than other lethal | | | | TASER Stun Gun on the man in an effort to protect |
| firearms. One reason is that with this type of weapon | | | | the hostage, the officers and the man, himself. They |
| – such as a TASER Stun Gun – the perpetrator | | | | said that they did not want to harm him, but wanted to |
| can be incapacitated and subdued without being killed | | | | protect everyone, keep him from hurting himself or his |
| or putting others at risk of being killed by stray bullets. | | | | hostage further, and take him into custody, ending the |
| An excellent example of the successful use of the | | | | ordeal. |
| TASER Stun Gun in a dangerous situation appeared in | | | | This is exactly what happened. Police were able to |
| the Derbyshire (UK) Telegraph on April 23, 2008, when | | | | apprehend the man and sent him by ambulance to the |
| a man was holding a woman and her three children | | | | hospital, and then to jail. Police say this is the seventh |
| captive. The man was armed with a Samurai sword, | | | | time they have used a TASER Stun Gun in the past |
| among other things, and was holding the people in a | | | | twelve months, and that the incident turned out well. |
| house. | | | | TASER Stun Guns are no longer just available to |
| The police cordoned off the area and eventually talked | | | | police and other authorities. They are available to |
| the man into letting the woman and children go, | | | | everyday citizens who want to protect themselves |
| however; he continued to threaten a man in the house | | | | and their families without using a gun and possibly killing |
| and also began harming himself. | | | | someone. |