TASER International develops, assembles and markets conducted energy weapons that enable people to protect themselves while minimizing the risk of serious injury or death. The company s products include the Advanced Taser M26, which uses proprietary technology to incapacitate dangerous, combative or high-risk subjects that may be impervious to other nonlethal means. The Taser X26 is 60 percent smaller and is designed for full-time carry on the duty belt. More than 7,000 police departments in the United States and abroad have purchased TASER products, and more than 1,700 police departments have purchased TASER products for every patrol officer. The company also caters to the corrections, private security and personal defense markets. Founded in 1993, TASER Internationals corporate headquarters and manufacturing facility are located in Scottsdale, Ariz.