http://news.com.com/2100-1008_3-6039508.html?part=rss&tag=6039508&subj=news
Michael Kanellos
"Taser International will move into production on a projectile that can disable someone up to 98 feet away with a quick blast of electricity. The company has successfully completed tests with the Office of Naval Research on the Extended Range Electro-Muscular Projectile (XREP). Unlike current Taser guns, this projectile is fired out of a shotgun. When it strikes a target, the projectile transmits a jolt of electricity, and a second round can then be fired. "