First off:

1. I know tasers and stun guns are real, and that they are generally (or should I say, ideally) nonlethal. They are also generally limited by the length of their wires and barbs.

2. There are some hypothetical electric bullets that can be fired as regular rounds allegedly in development, like the XREP projectile and another thing that the Pentagon is maybe testing out as a means of crowd control (as if pelting protestors with tear gas and rubber bullets wasn't enough).

NOW. That said, here's my question: if I wanted a gun to exist that fires fictitious bullets with microgenerators inside each one that deliver internal shocks AFTER the bullet is embedded in the body... is that too ridiculous to be believable? Or just believable enough that it's fun?

Some context from the thing I've written just to explain it (orichalcum isn't a real thing):

He gasps and thumbs at the wound in his side. No, use the handkerchief to plug it, idiot. Stupid, stupid. He pulls out a small cloth embroidered with a golden spade, balls it up, and tries shoving it into the open wound.

“Fuck!”

Hot spikes of agony tear through him instantly. White-hot. His pulse jumps. Oh, no. Modified orichalcum rounds – illegal in just about every country on this backwater planet. When has that ever stopped anyone? Especially those creative weapon engineers and their crooked blueprints. The modified orichalcum bullet is insidious not only for its ricochet potential within the body, but also for its electrical discharge capabilities. Orichalcum is an excellent superconductor, after all. Trying to remove the bullet without proper equipment will activate the bullet’s shocking mechanism, delivering a few warning jolts at first. But the more you poke at it, the more the voltage amps up. Not to mention that human blood and guts are decent conductors themselves, only amplifying the dangers in play. These rounds are designed for maximum stopping power, maximum stun, and maximum lasting burns and nerve damage.

In other words: they’re maximum illegal.

... okay. So. Survey says...?