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The Taser X26 electronic weapon is displayed in Scottsdale, Arizona, in 2015. The manufacturer of the non-lethal weapons, Axon Enterprises, is embroiled in a dispute over its plans to build housing on its new corporate campus. 

The Taser X26 electronic weapon is displayed in Scottsdale, Arizona, in 2015. The manufacturer of the non-lethal weapons, Axon Enterprises, is embroiled in a dispute over its plans to build housing on its new corporate campus. 

Photographer: Patrick T. Fallon/Bloomberg

Housing

Taser-Maker Axon Triggers a NIMBY Backlash in its Hometown

The Arizona security tech giant wants to build a new HQ in Scottsdale. But their plan to add 1,875 units of housing has brought on a battle with local lawmakers.

When growing corporations talk about building new headquarters, one of the biggest questions is often whether the company will pull up stakes and relocate to another city in order to snag tax breaks and other relocation incentives.

That wasn’t the situation with Axon Enterprises. The company manufactures the non-lethal electroshock weapons known as Tasers, as well as the body camera technology widely used by police departments and private security companies around the world. Founded and based in Scottsdale, Arizona, Axon wanted to stay in its birthplace when it announced plans to build a new headquarters there last fall. Plans for a 400,000-square foot campus include a futuristic, sci-fi inspired office building that Chief Executive Officer Rick Smith said recalled “bringing Captain James T. Kirk’s phaser to life.”