Germany approves Taser use for police nationwide

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2025-10-17

Berlin (dpa) - German police officers will be allowed to use Tasers nationwide after the Bundestag, Germany's lower house of parliament, passed a legal amendment late on Thursday. The law explicitly permits officers to deploy Tasers alongside standard batons and firearms. Tasers are designed to deliver electric shocks from a distance, causing painful muscle contractions that temporarily incapacitate the target. "Tasers give police officers an eff......

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