| How To Defend Yourself With A Stun Gun | | | | The entire body will be affected. If just an arm or |
| | | | | leg is touched, you run the risk of just affecting that |
| If you are ever confronted by an attacker while | | | | part of the body. At other times, a potential attack |
| walking, jogging, or getting in or out of your car, you | | | | may be deterred by just discharging the stun gun in |
| can successfully defend yourself with a stun gun. A | | | | mid air. The electrodes produce a loud intimidating |
| stun gun is a small electrical device with two short | | | | crackling sound. |
| electrodes extending from its surface. It is small | | | | |
| enough to fit into the palm of your hand. When | | | | It does not matter how large an aggressor is or |
| triggered, it generates a high voltage but little or no | | | | whether or not the aggressor is under the influence |
| amperage. This is the reason it is non-lethal and | | | | of alcohol or narcotics, a stun gun will be effective. It |
| unable to electrocute anyone. The amperage is what | | | | creates an internal chemical reaction and interferes |
| causes serious injury, not the voltage. | | | | with the attacker’s neurological system. This is |
| | | | | something beyond the control of an attacker. Will and |
| A stun gun will instantly immobilize an aggressor with | | | | strength are irrelevant. An example would be putting |
| a three to five second touch. The high voltage | | | | an elephant under sedation. No matter how large or |
| immediately converts blood sugar into lactic acid. This | | | | mighty an elephant is, a small tranquilizer dot can bring |
| instantly depletes the aggressor’s muscle | | | | it down. |
| energy and the aggressor is left without power to | | | | |
| move. At the same time, the neurological impulses | | | | A stun gun is effective and will easily pass through |
| which directs and controls muscle movement is | | | | clothes. As long as the battery is charged, it can be |
| interrupted. The aggressor further loses balance, | | | | fired multiple times at multiple assailants. If a target |
| becomes confuse, and can no longer stand. This | | | | touches you, there will be no electric shock or charge |
| condition will last from five to ten minutes. You | | | | back to you. The amperage is too low to create a |
| should have more than enough time to get to a safe | | | | travelling circuit. The voltage stays between the |
| area. | | | | electrodes and to the attacker. The higher the |
| | | | | voltage rating of a stun gun, the faster it will |
| Stun guns are more effective when an aggressor is | | | | incapacitate the target. |
| touched above the waste line to the upper shoulders. | | | | |