police taser gun ban

according to the hawaii aclu via the honolulu star-bulletin hawaii news, since 2001 fifty people have been killed from taser guns. for that reason, the aclu is pushing the state to use the guns only where lethal force is justified. the aclu's claims are disputed by other sources, including the gun manufacturer. on further investigation it seems there have been no studies as to a taser gun's safety or effect on the body, but i did find several articles linking taser usage to deaths.
no information on the taser issue is available on the aclu hawaii website, but in the rhode island aclu is advocating similar measures. their report states that perhaps police are more likely to use tasers because they believe the guns are safe, which seems likely.
my initial reaction was that the aclu is overreacting and putting police in danger by limiting the weapons they can use. however, after reading more, i must say kudos to the aclu for bring this issue to light and forcing police to acknowledge the dilemma. police should be made aware of it so they will use them more sparingly, and researchers should continue to search for safer weapons.