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NewsGreater Manchester NewsCourtsKie Connor has been jailed06:06, 06 Aug 2026A man found with 31 stun guns told cops they were 'just toys'. Kie Connor intended for the weapons to 'find their way into the hands of criminals', a judge said as he faced justice.The 24-year-old was found with a cache of the weapons, 'of a similar' type to Taser devices issued to police officers. They fire out barbs and emit electricity to incapacitate a target.When police seized the weapons from Connor's home in Eccles, Salford, he said they were 'just toys'. Tests revealed they were 'anything but', Manchester Crown Court heard. Connor has now been jailed.Click here to hear the latest from Manchester's courts in our newsletterProsecuting, Philip Hall earlier told police executed a warrant at a property in Eccl
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