Police Chief Disputes Claims Made on Behalf of His Agency in 'Class Action' Litigation Against TASER

17 October 2005

TASER International,
Inc. (Nasdaq: TASR), a market leader in advanced electronic control devices
today announced that it has filed a declaration from Ronald Burge, former
Police Chief of the Village of Dolton, IL which disputes the claims made in a
class action complaint filed by the Village of Dolton against TASER
International, Inc. The declaration of Ronald Burge, who was the chief of
police during the period alleged in the complaint, confirms that:

- He never received any complaints or negative comments from a Dolton
police officer or a citizen of Dolton regarding the lack of safety,
alleged danger, or alleged harm caused by the use of a TASER device by a
police officer.
- He never experienced or was ever made aware of any adverse or dangerous
effects that were caused by the use of a TASER device.
- During the period in which the Dolton Police Officers used TASER
devices, no injuries or deaths were ever reported that were related to
the use of a TASER device.
- He found TASER devices to be effective and safe law enforcement tools
that are beneficial to the efficacy and safety of law officers.
- At no time did he ever order that the Dolton Police Department suspend
its use of TASER devices, nor was he involved in any way with the
decision to suspend the use of TASER devices on May 19, 2005 and no
explanation was ever given.
- Regarding the subject of the performance and utility of TASER devices,
he has only ever expressed that he believed that TASER devices are
effective law enforcement tools.

The declaration of Chief Burge further confirms that many of the
allegations made in the complaint are false. Specifically, the complaint
alleges that Chief Burge ordered the suspension of TASER devices, but Chief
Burge affirms in his declaration that he supports the use of TASER devices and
did not suspend their use. Further, he states that "the allegation that
TASER's representations that TASER devices were safe and non-lethal 'were
false and misleading when made' is false in that, based on my personal
knowledge and experience, the TASER devices used by the Dolton Police
Department were safe and effective and did not cause any lethal injuries." He
further confirms that the allegation that the TASER devices "cause serious
physical injury and death" is false and affirms that the TASER devices used by
the Dolton Police Department were safe and effective and did not cause any
lethal injuries.
"TASER International has moved the court for dismissal of this complaint
and for sanctions for filing frivolous litigation based in part on the
declaration of former Police Chief Ron Burge," said Douglas Klint, General
Counsel for TASER International, Inc. "The Chief's declaration raises several
serious questions as to the motivations of the mayor in filing this complaint,
which blatantly lied about the involvement of the Chief and the police
department, and was filed by the same law firm that filed a shareholder
class-action suit against TASER International earlier this year," continued
Mr. Klint.
"It is important to note that this alleged 'class-action' complaint has
only one plaintiff, and the leadership of its police department was never
involved in the complaint and, in fact, disagreed with the complaint. The
experience of the Village of Dolton police department as reported by Chief
Burge is consistent with the experience of the vast majority of over 8,000 law
enforcement agencies that have found the TASER device is among the safest and
most effective use of force tools available to today," concluded Mr. Klint.
Chief Burge's declaration is available at
http://www.TASER.com/chiefburge.pdf

About TASER International, Inc.
TASER International, Inc. provides advanced electronic control devices for
use in the law enforcement, military, private security and personal defense
markets. TASER devices use proprietary technology to safely incapacitate
dangerous, combative or high-risk subjects who pose a risk to law enforcement
officers, innocent citizens or themselves. TASER technology saves lives every
day, and the use of TASER devices dramatically reduces injury rates for
officers and suspects. For more information on TASER life-saving technology,
please call TASER International at (800) 978-2737 or visit our website at
http://www.TASER.com.

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TASER International assumes no obligation to update the information
contained in this press release. TASER International's future results may be
impacted by risks associated with rapid technological change, new product
introductions, new technological developments and implementations, execution
issues associated with new technology, ramping manufacturing production to
meet demand, litigation including lawsuits resulting from alleged product
related injuries, media publicity concerning allegations of deaths occurring
after use of the TASER device and the negative impact this could have on
sales, product quality, implementation of manufacturing automation, potential
fluctuations in quarterly operating results, adjustments to these amounts
which may be reflected in our 10Q filing, competition, financial and budgetary
constraints of prospects and customers, international order delays, dependence
upon sole and limited source suppliers, negative reports concerning TASER
device uses, governmental inquiries and investigations, medical and safety
studies, fluctuations in component pricing, government regulations, variation
among law enforcement agencies with their TASER product experience, TASER
device tests and reports, dependence upon key employees, and our ability to
retain employees. TASER International's future results may also be impacted by
other risk factors listed from time to time in its SEC filings, including, but
not limited to, the Company's Form 10-QSBs and its Annual Report on Form 10-
KSB.
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International. The inclusion of any third parties does not represent an
endorsement of any TASER International products or services by any such third
parties.

For further information contact Doug Klint, Vice President and General
Counsel. Visit the company's web-site at http://www.TASER.com for facts and
video.