| Stun Guns come in many sizes, shapes and voltages. | | | | features a built-in alarm. It requires three 9 volt |
| Categorizing these attributes will help you choose an | | | | batteries to power. |
| appropriate self defense product. | | | | At the other spectrum, the Small Fry 1,000,000 volt |
| Shapes | | | | mini stun gun may be the smallest battery powered |
| The prototypical stun gun is rectangular in shape and | | | | zapper with the biggest wallop. This model measures |
| perhaps 3/4 to one inch thick. Sizes generally increase | | | | an amazing 3 1/4 inches x 2 inches x 3/4 inch. This is |
| with voltage power. This is as much as to hold more | | | | made possible by the development of lithium |
| batteries than anything else. | | | | batteries. This model Small Fry stun gun takes three |
| The second common shape is one of a cell phone or | | | | button size lithium-ion batteries. |
| Blackberry. This is the so-called "covert" self defense | | | | Stun batons come in either fixed or expandable |
| item where the intent of the device is hidden behind | | | | models. You can keep your attacker at bay with the |
| an innocuous shape. These are small enough to fit in | | | | expandable type which can extend to 21". With your |
| a purse or glove compartment. | | | | arm out-stretched you can keep an assailant a safer |
| A third shape has recently arrived where the handle | | | | distance away than with a traditional hand held. |
| is molded into the device. Think of brass knuckles | | | | Common fixed stun baton sizes are 16, 18 and 20 |
| where the administration is straight on. This shape | | | | inches. Some models feature an alarm to hopefully |
| offers a more secure grip which could be crucial in a | | | | scare a would-be intruder. |
| high stress situation. The Knuckle Blaster is a 950,000 | | | | Voltages |
| volt stun gun that actually resembles brass knuckles | | | | Stun gun voltages run the gamut from 80,000 volts |
| (although this one is molded plastic with an outer soft | | | | to 1.2 million volts. Many fall in the 300K to 500K |
| rubber skin.) | | | | range. At 80K, the Talon MINI stun gun is one of the |
| Stun batons are also members of the stun gun | | | | smallest and most affordable models. It measures |
| family. Consider these high-tech versions of the night | | | | just 4" tall and has enough power to keep a |
| stick. They are a natural for a walking patrolman and | | | | would-be attacker dazed and confused for several |
| the night watchman. | | | | minutes. At the other extreme, the Double Trouble |
| Sizes | | | | stun gun delivers an ultra powerful 1.2 million volts. It's |
| One of the tallest of the rectangle style stun guns is | | | | one of the new grip style devices with contacts on |
| the Streetwise SW1000. This 1000K volt stunner | | | | either end. This design is responsible for the unit's |
| measures 8.25 inches x 2 inches x 1 inch. It also | | | | high power. |