You used to have it then. Likely was confiscated from our person then. A phaser, you say?

An audio signal processing technique used to filter a signal by creating a series of peaks and troughs in the frequency spectrum - concentrating on one specific point.

A futuristic 'stun gun' of sorts.

[Nope, he doesn't know anything about that at all. Without all the facts, not proper to reach a conclusion.]