A stun pistol can be defined as a specific kind of stun blaster.
Specifically engineered for crowd management without causing fatalities, stun pistols were limited to firing stun bolts. These bolts projected a vibrant blue electrical discharge capable of rendering living beings motionless, while leaving non-living matter unaffected.
Due to their specialized purpose of only stunning, these pistols boasted a greater effective range compared to the stun settings found on standard blasters. A standard stun pistol could typically fire fifty times from one power pack. Furthermore, the substantial mass of the bolts allowed them to penetrate moderately protective gear, such as stormtrooper armor.