Taser Gun 'Is Lethal'

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Use of stun guns by British police must remain tightly controlled after a report showed dozens have died from their use in North America, a human rights group said today.

Amnesty International published a study which claimed 74 people have been killed after American and Canadian police shot them with the Taser gun. The organisation also called for a "rigorous, independent and impartial" study into the weapons, which deliver a 50,000-volt shock to disable suspects.

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Taser Gun 'Is Lethal'

In September, Home Secretary Dav...

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