Early this morning Taser International (NASDAQ:TASR) issued a press release announcing an order from the Texas Department of Public Safety for 2,748 TASER(R) X26(TM) ECDs and related accessories, making this the fourth largest deployment of TASER ECDs nationwide. The press release went on to say that the Texas DPS will issue the TASER X26 to all of its troopers.
Tom Smith, Chairman and founder of Taser International added that they were confident that deploying their TASER technology would provide a safe and effective use of force option which would enable the Texas DPS to uphold its motto of ’Courtesy, Service, Protection.’
About the stock: TASR opened the day at $3.75, up 3.31% from yesterdays close of $3.63.
