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Taser guns not tested by police: CTV finds

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Even though they are often used as restraining devices on members of the public, police do not carry out routine tests on Taser guns , a CTV News investigation has found.

It means that police officers are unaware of the true electrical output of what has proven to be a lethal weapon.

This information has come to light in the wake of the death in 2004 of Robert Bagnell, who was killed almost instantly after being shocked by a Vancouver police Taser.
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