A typical disruptor pistol, the TA-9 is popular across the Outer Rim. A large framed weapon, the TA-9, like other disruptors, works by shattering the target at the molecular level. It is also a class two felony to possess one with out proper Imperial permits, and class one on many worlds. The TA-9 is special for one particular reason- it has a "panic setting" This causes the system to fire in one massive, explosive purge of energy, capable of stopping almost anything short of an AT-AT. It also has one-in-three chance of taking out the shooter and everyone else within a meter of him.