`STAR TREK' PHASER GUN ALMOST A REALITY

`STAR TREK' PHASER GUN ALMOST A REALITY

LAKESIDE, Calif. (Wireless Flash) -- A California man has invented a "Star Trek-like" "phaser" that he claims can stun people with a harmless electric current. Inventor Eric Herr says the ray gun's beam causes muscles to contract, leaving the victim completely conscious and pain-free -- yet unable to move a single muscle. Herr hopes military and law enforcement officials will be interested in his phaser to immobilize criminals without using bullets, bean bags or tranquilizers. He estimates his phaser gun could sell for as much as $30,000, but claims it's worth it since it's more humane than other methods of criminal control.