Axon Taser 10 "New Era" Profiled
Axon is claiming that its new generation Taser 10 delivers a "New Era in Less-Lethal Technology", part of Axon's "Moonshot" effort to reduce gun-related deaths. But what is new about it?
In this report, based on feedback from Axon, we examine the Taser 10, and how it is different from other commercially available products, including:
- Range and Speed
- Capacity
- One Electrode per Trigger Pull
- Clothing Penetration
- No Stun Gun Mode
- Different Propulsion Mechanism
- ATF Regulations Affect
- Price and Availability
- Taser 10 and Axon's Moonshot
- Outlook
For more background on conducted energy weapons see IPVM's tutorial - How Tasers / Conducted Energy Weapons Work.
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**** ** ************* ** ****** * cartridge *****, *** ********** *********** ** an ******* ********* * ********** ********** connection **approximately **%, based on data from Taser X2 deployments in the UK. We are still evaluating field data, however we ******* ** **** *** ************ ****** ************* *****. [emphasis added]
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***** ** ******** ************ ******** ******, which ****** *** **** ** ****** a ******** ****** **** *** ****** their *** ***** ****** ** *** distance ** ** ** ****, ****** than ******* ** * ************* ***** angle. *** ************ ******** ****** ******** system **exponentially **** ******** **** ******** ***** ****** *******, and requires the operator to deliver two initial trigger pulls to have the potential for achieving Neuromuscular Incapacitation (NMI) [emphasis added]
*** ********** *** ************* ** *** Taser **allows ***** ** **** ******* ************ ******** and resolve a conflict, when compared to previous models. Based on statistics gathered thus far, all customers trained on Taser 10 have been able to more quickly create an electrical connection with good probe spread, compared to the time it takes to align both LASERs to confidently take an accurate shot with our previous weapons. [emphasis added]
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**** ***** ** ***** **** ** produce **** ***** ********, *** ***** cannot ******* ** * ***** **** mode, ****** **** ******** ****** ****** models. *******, **** **** **** **** drive **** **** ** ****** **** one- *** ****-**** ****** *******, *** Taser ** ****** **** ************* ** deescalate *** ********* ******* ********* ** drive **** ****:
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**** ** **** ******* **** ***** that ******* *** (**** ** * visual ********* ** **** * ****** comply) ************* ** **** ***********.
** ***** ** ******* *** ************* was *********** **** ***** *** ****** "Warning *****", ** *** ******* *********:
**** *** *** **** ******** **** a ******* *****. **** *********, ** will ******* ** ** **** ****** of ******** ***** *** **** ***** sound ** **** ** *** ********* use ** ******* **** *** ****** their ********.
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**** ***** ** *** ******** ***** energy ****** ****** ******* ********* *******, but *** ***** ** ******** * captive ****** ****** **** ********** ******** as ** ************ ** ****** *** probes. **** ****** ****** ******* *** ten ****** ** *** ***** **, which ******** *** **** **** * opportunities ** ********* * ********** ********** connection ****** ******* ** ****** *** weapon. ******* *** *** ******* *** of **** **** *** ******* * definition ** ********* *** ****-****** ***********,this *** ****** ** ********** ****** *** *** *** ** ********* **** *** ***** ** *** ********** ** * ******* [emhasis added]
*** ******* ****** ********** ** * rarely **** ********* **** ******** ** intermediate ****** **** ** ******* *** projectile *** ** *** ******, ****** conventional ******** **** *** *** ******** of ********* ** ****** *** ****** together. *** ******** ** ****** ******* as *** ****** ** ****** ** the ****** ** *** ******* ********* point ***, ****, ***** ********** ****** the ******. **** ********** ********* **** ** *** **** *** secret ********, ** ** ***** *** * quieter **** *** *** *** **** the ***** (******* ** *** ****** covering *** ****** ** *** *******).
ATF ********** ******* ** *****
***** *** ******** ** ****'* ******* from ********* ****** ******* ***** **** law *********** ******** *** *** *********** "will **** ****** ******" ** ***** sales, ***** ** **** *** ** available ** ********* ** *** ******* confirmed ** ****.
** *** **** ********-* ********, *******, **** **** * **** definitive *********:
******* ********** ** ***** ** *** U.S.: *** ******** ** *** ********* offered **** *** *** ********** ** firearms ********* ** *** ***. *******, the *** ********* ***** ** ** a ******* ***** *** *** ******* Act ** **** *** ** * technological *********** ******** ** *** ********** design ** *** ***** ** **'* cartridges. ***** **** ************** **** **** little ****** ** ****'* ******* ** sell ***** ** ** *** *********** and ********** ********,our ******* ******* *** ********** ****** ***** ** ************* ******* because non-governmental end-users would be required to comply with federal, state, or local firearm transfer requirements prior to purchasing Taser 10. [emphasis added]
*** ******* *** *** **** ** provide * ***** ******* *** ***** of ****** ******* ******* ********* *** law *********** ******** *** ****** **** are ********* ** **** ******.
******* *********** ** ***** ** ***** a ******* ** **** **** *** must ******** ** *** ******* ** manufacture *** **** ********, ** *** company ****:
************, **** **** ******** * ******* firearms ******* ** *********** *** **** the ***** **, ***** ******** **** to ******** ********** *********** ** *** ATF. ******* ********** ********** ** *** ATF *** ****** ** *****, *********, warning ******* ** ******* **********, ******* to *********** ** **********.
**** ** *** **** ** ****** how *** **** ****** ** *** how *****-********* *** ********* ** ** to ******** **** ********, *** ** is ****** ** **** ** ***** some ****** ** *** ********. *** scale ** *** ****** **** ****** clearer **** ****'* ****** ********* ********.
Price *** ***********
*** ******* ********* ** **** **** Taser ** ** ********* *** *** can ** ********* ** * **** of * ****** ** * ************ basis:
****’* ***** ** ****** ****** ** incorporated **** ************* **** ******* **** start ** $** *** **** *** month (****). ********* ** *** ******, these ***** ******* *** ****** ******, battery ****, *******, **** & ****, warranty, ******, ****** ** **** ******* online ******** ******* *** ****. **** pricing ** ******* ** *** ***** 7 ****** ******.
**** *** *** ***** ***** ** $2,150, ** **** **** ****, ***** is **** ********* **** ***** * ($1,960) *** ***** **** ****** (** any ***** ********* ******).
Taser ** *** ****'* ********
** *** ***** ** ************, **** characterized *** ***** ** * "***** leap" ****** ****'* ****** ** *** gun-related ****** ******* ****** *** *** public, **** ***** ** *** ******** effort.
**** ** *** ***** ************* *********** that *** ********* ** **** ** an **********, **** ** ********* * vaguely ********* ******.
*** **** ********** ** *** ****'* Moonshot ****** *** -**** '********': *** ******/****** *** ****** 50% *** **** *****.
*** **** **** *** ***** ***** more ******* ** ***** ** ********* admitting **** ******** ** ******** *********** it ***** ** ***** (******* ********, probe ** ******** ********, ********* ** target, ***** ** * *****):