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Gurkenglas comments on Harry Potter and the Methods of Rationality discussion thread, part 27, chapter 98 - Less Wrong Discussion

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Comment author: TobyBartels 31 August 2013 10:25:32PM 0 points [-]

I don't think that Tasers were really a thing until 1994, which saw the first version that didn't use gunpowder as a propellant (and hence was not legally a firearm). Harry could still have heard of them by good luck, of course.

Comment author: Gurkenglas 31 August 2013 11:57:46PM 3 points [-]

He transfigured a taser for his fight against Moody.

Comment author: TobyBartels 01 September 2013 09:31:21AM 2 points [-]

OK, thanks.