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Distribution and use of this material are governed by our Subscriber Agreement and by copyright law. For non-personal use or to order multiple copies, please contact Dow Jones Reprints at 1-800-843-0008 or visit www.djreprints.com. https://www.wsj.com/articles/ axon-ditches-plans-for-weaponized-taser-drones-as-majority-of-ethics-board-resigns-11654545598 Share * Facebook * Twitter * LinkedIn * Copy Link * Business Axon Ditches Plans for Weaponized Taser Drones as Majority of Ethics Board Resigns Nine of the 13 members of ethics advisory board had resigned because of company's plans for drones to stop mass shooters [im-558061]Taser developer Axon is scrapping plans to develop drones meant to incapacitate mass shooters after objections from its ethics advisory board. Photo: Axon Enterprise/Associated Press By Joseph De Avila June 6, 2022 3:59 pm ET print Text Listen to article (1 minute) The company that makes Tasers is scrapping plans to develop drones to incapacitate mass shooters after its ethics advisory board objected to the project. Following the deadly attack on an elementary school in Uvalde, Texas, last month where 19 students and two teachers were killed, Axon Enterprise Inc. said last week it had begun development of a Taser-equipped drone system to address mass shootings. 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