A 12-year-old girl with a large knife and a 14-year-old boy holding a potato peeler were among teens who the police aimed Tasers at over the last year in Glasgow.
The officers did not fire the stun guns but pointed the red dot laser at the youngsters. The incidents were among a very small number involving under 18s in the greater Glasgow area.
Police revealed the weapons have been fired only nine times over the past 12 months, and only discharged once against a person under the age 18.