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Show Me the Light

LED Incapacitator(December 2007) Since Snapshots told you about the LED Incapacitator in the article "Enough to Make You Sick", the light has been winning over hearts and minds. In October, Time magazine named it one of the year’s top inventions … one of just two such inventions honored under the category of Law & Order. Then, just last month, DHS law enforcement officers convened in Washington to get their hands on the LED-I and describe for the developers the features, sizes, and controls they’d like to see. Commercial models are expected to hit the streets (and borders) in 2009.

To request more information about this story, please e-mail st.snapshots@hq.dhs.gov.

Last Updated: 08/25/2022
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