The police have received batons.

From this Sunday, citizens will for the first time encounter police officers carrying stun guns in their belts. This applies to the three police districts of Copenhagen West Police, North Jutland Police, and South Zealand and Langeland Police, where the use of stun guns will be tested in a two-year trial period.

It is hoped that the stun gun will act as a deterrent and in some situations prevent the use of firearms.

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Ten bullets and a shock in five seconds

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The gun has a total of ten cartridges with conductive wires. It can shoot over 13 meters, and when at least two cartridges have reached their target, it emits a shock in a maximum of five seconds.

- It gives an intense, but short-lived pain that stops as soon as the power supply is cut off, says Tenna Wilbert.

* The stun gun with power cord fired. The gun also has a green laser sight. (Photo: © Ida Marie Odgaard, Ritzau Scanpix)

* Cartridges from the police's stun gun have hit their target. The stun gun can shoot 13.7 meters. (Photo: © Ida Marie Odgaard, Ritzau Scanpix)

* Cartridges from the stun gun. The gun has ten metal cartridges with fuses. (Photo: © Ida Marie Odgaard, Ritzau Scanpix)

1 / 3 The stun gun with power cord fired. The gun also has a green laser sight. (Photo: © Ida Marie Odgaard, Ritzau Scanpix) 1 / 3 Cartridges from the police's stun gun have hit their target. The stun gun can shoot 13.7 meters. (Photo: © Ida Marie Odgaard, Ritzau Scanpix) 2 / 3 Cartridges from the stun gun. The gun has ten metal cartridges with fuses. (Photo: © Ida Marie Odgaard, Ritzau Scanpix) 3 / 3

When the police presented the new Taser 10-stun gun today, Tenna Wilbert, police inspector from Copenhagen West Police, described it as "very yellow."

- It is hoped that the sight of it will act as a deterrent and calming influence and thereby eliminate a heated situation, and otherwise, we expect that its use will be more humane, especially in cases where the alternative would be to use firearms, she says.

The stun gun emits both a clear flashing light and a piercing warning tone before it is fired.

Watch the stun gun being demonstrated:

Police's "ladder" over potential force options ranges from the use of batons to the use of firearms, as the most far-reaching.

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Police's force options

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Verbal warnings

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Physical force

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Handcuffs

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Pepper spray

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Stun gun (in three police districts in a trial period)

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Gas

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Police dog

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Police baton

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Firearms

Source: National Police

Here are the criteria for using a stun gun, which are the same as for using a baton and pepper spray.

- In some cases, it will be a replacement for firearms and in other cases a replacement for the baton, says Tenna Wilbert.

- The effects cannot be ignored by a suspect who is, for example, under the influence of drugs or very agitated.

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Muscular paralysis

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However, a police officer using a stun gun does not have to get as close, and the effect cannot be ignored by a suspect.

- The effect is muscular paralysis, and there is no one who is resistant to it, says Tenna Wilbert.

Approximately 230 officers have been trained to handle stun guns.

© Ritzau Scanpix

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Police's new stun gun

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*Model: Axon Taser 10*

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The latest model stun gun from manufacturer Axon

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Can shoot darts up to 13.7 meters and is equipped with a green laser sight

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Can give a warning with a high-pitched tone and a powerful strobe light

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Has ten metal cartridges with fuses, which are fired one at a time

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Requires contact with a minimum of two cartridges to establish a circuit and deliver an electric shock

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The shock lasts a maximum of five seconds and is marked with a high-pitched tone

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The shock can provide up to 1,000 volts of electricity and can be turned off or back on if necessary

* The shock immobilizes the muscles of the person hit, causing them to temporarily lose the ability to make voluntary movements.

Source: National Police

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