A small technology firm is touting a new laser dazzler that temporarily blinds and disorients its target as the "ultimate in nonlethal technology," but its efforts to sell the weapon to law enforcement agencies are likely to prove controversial.
The manufacturer says the weapon is ideal for riot and crowd control, for personal protection, and as an alternative to single-shot nonlethal weapons like the Taser high-voltage electric-dart gun. However, laser dazzlers used by the U.S. military in Afghanistan and Iraq have caused eye injuries to troops...
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