| There are a wide variety of non-lethal self-defense | | | | short length of time, causes the muscles to work |
| weapons available today. If you're looking for afford | | | | extraordinarily hard. By not giving any specific |
| ability, portability and reliability, the standard stun gun | | | | information on what the muscles are supposed to do, |
| is a great choice. Many different types can be | | | | the body tires itself out immediately. This leaves any |
| ordered online. | | | | would-be assailant completely drained of energy, |
| Not to be confused with its cousin, the taser, the | | | | allowing time for you to get away and seek help. |
| stun gun is its own animal. A stun gun works by | | | | A stun gun also often has another pair of electrodes, |
| disrupting the body's electrical system. Using | | | | an inner pair, which are designed to emit sparks and |
| household batteries, stun guns supply electricity to a | | | | noise. These electrodes serve as a display of power, |
| system of transformers which boost the voltage to | | | | a frightening sight for any attacker. They are |
| high levels while reducing the dangerous amperage. | | | | physically harmless, but can often prevent an |
| The electricity heads to the oscillator, which creates | | | | assailant from coming too close. |
| a specific pulse pattern which, in turn, charges the | | | | One of the major advantages of a stun gun is its |
| capacitor that supplies the electrodes with a charge. | | | | compact nature. From pen-sized devices to stun guns |
| In layman's terms, that means that a simple nine-volt | | | | the size of household flashlights, there are options for |
| battery becomes a 500,000 volt zap out the other | | | | everyone's taste. Some may prefer the element of |
| end. The electrodes, which are basically two pieces | | | | surprise while others like their stun gun to be large |
| of metal, have a gap between them. This causes the | | | | and in charge. Some say that the disadvantage of |
| circuit to be open, meaning that the electricity is | | | | the stun gun is that the attacker must be within |
| waiting to travel completely through them. In order | | | | arms reach in order for it to discharge its electrical |
| for the charge to go through, the circuit must be | | | | shock. Of course, if an attack were to take place in |
| closed. This is where the assailant comes in; his body | | | | a confined area such as a stairwell, there is no other |
| creates a closed circuit, allowing the charge to pass | | | | option but close proximity. |
| into his body, rendering him immobile. | | | | An important thing to check before purchasing a stun |
| The electrical charge from a stun gun confuses the | | | | gun is the laws of your particular state and county. |
| body's nervous system. There is always electricity | | | | Many areas have certain restrictions on the carrying |
| running from top to bottom in a person's body, | | | | of a stun gun by a civilian. Some cities and states |
| carrying bits of communication from the brain and | | | | completely prohibit the use of stun guns by civilians |
| back again. When a high amount of outside voltage is | | | | or law enforcement. Others will allow possession only |
| introduced, the body's signals get mixed up. The | | | | if the carrier is licensed in the use of firearms. Check |
| muscles aren't receiving the proper information from | | | | the information available thoroughly to avoid any legal |
| the brain and vice versa. Since they aren't getting | | | | trouble. |
| any input, they don't know what to do. They're | | | | If they are legal in your area, consider purchasing |
| confused. They freeze, and your attacker is | | | | one. For those without self-defense training, a stun |
| temporarily paralyzed. | | | | gun is a great tool to possess. They are inexpensive |
| Another way that a stun gun immobilizes an attacker | | | | and are guaranteed to bring any attacker to their |
| is by sending a pulse frequency into the body. This | | | | knees. |
| imitates the body's natural signals, and for a very | | | | |