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SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y., April 29, 2008 – It was 20 times more painful, more debilitating, than any electrical shock she had ever experienced. Yet, a few minutes later, Arkansas National Guard state Command Sgt. Maj. Deborah Collins was walking and talking as normally as if she had never had a shocking encounter with one of the newest weapons available to the National Guard. Arkansas Command Sgt. Maj. Deborah Collins reacts to her shocking encounter with a Taser X26 during a demonstration of nonlethal weapons for the National Guard Bureau's Senior Enlisted Leaders Conference in Saratoga Springs, N.Y., in April...

Coming soon to a convention near you: Sound like it has never (or at least, rarely) been heard before. As politicians at the Republican National Convention use microphones to make themselves heard from the podium, other sounds in and around the event will be emitted in cutting-edge audio technology. Outside the convention hall, New York City police plan to control protesters using a device that directs sound for up to 1,500 feet in a spotlight-like beam. Meanwhile, a display of former Republican presidents inside the hall will feature campaign speeches that are funneled to listeners through highly focused audio beams.

Non-Lethal Weapon Demo Wraps Up Civilian Leaders' Trip By Donna MilesAmerican Forces Press ServiceROTA, Spain, June 13, 2004 — Civilian leaders visiting here from throughout the United States looked on June 12 as Marines charged with providing anti- terrorism and force protection throughout Europe demonstrated how they use non- lethal weapons in their mission. Michael DiGiacomo, chief operating officer for the Neil D. Levin Graduate Institute of International Relations and Commerce, checks out some of the lethal and non-lethal weapons used by Marine Corps Security Force Detachment Europe, June 12. Photo by Tech Sgt. Michael Buytas, USAF(Click photo for...