TASR ~~~ (excerpt)
Taser (NasdaqGS: TASR) has been showing a great deal of strength in a time that may not seem obvious to many. The recent move results from the French election of Nicolas Sarkozy. He has promised a Taser “weapon” in the holster of ever policeman (woman). This translates (even in French to English) to a lot of $$$$$.
According to a recent article from TheStreet.com:
French presidential candidate Nicolas Sarkozy, who currently leads in the polls, has stated that he would like to place a Taser stun gun in all 100,000 police cruisers in the country. Also, there are 250,000 to 300,000 officers in France, another potential market. Assuming that just 20% of French police officers are required to have Tasers, this would open up a sizable revenue stream, not only from the sale of stun guns, but for Taser Cams and cartridges -- which is the company's second-largest revenue generator.