ABC News Turn on desktop notifications for breaking stories about interest? OffOn Daunte Wright case highlights challenge of police reaching for stun guns: Experts In the U.S. there have been 1,081 deaths following the use of a stun gun. • 9 min read Catch up on the developing stories making headlines.Wright Family Stun guns -- less lethal use-of-force electroshock weapons that use up to 50,000 volts of electricity to temporarily incapacitate and immobilize targets -- are widely used by police departments around the country. Today, more than 18,000 police and military agencies across the nation use them and a National Institute of Justice report stated stun guns reduce suspect and officer injuries.