| There is a lot of confusion about the difference | | | | and go up to one thousand dollars for civilian models. |
| between stun guns and tasers partly because the | | | | Police models are more expensive. Discounts are |
| media especially television seems to interchange the | | | | sometimes available. |
| two frequently. They are not the same. | | | | 2.Size. Stunguns are smaller, some as small as three |
| While there are some similarities there are many | | | | inches. The smallest tazer is about the size of your |
| more differences. As a consumer it is in your best | | | | hand but most are hand gun size. |
| interest to know the differences and similarities. | | | | 3.How They Work. Stun Guns disrupt the nervous |
| Here's what they share in common. | | | | system. Tasers disrupt both the nervous and |
| Non Lethal Self Defense Products. By definition they | | | | muscular system. |
| are both in a group of products meant to give you | | | | 4.Range. A stun gun must be "applied to the hide"as I |
| time to get away from a dangerous situation and | | | | call it while a taser has a range up to fifteen feet. |
| seek help or subdue an assailant so no harm can | | | | 5.Effectiveness. Stun guns are on average 86 percent |
| come to you. Best just to get the heck away. No | | | | effective and tasers are nearly 100 percent |
| lasting damage can come from any non lethal self | | | | effective. That is critical in life and death situations. |
| defense product. | | | | 6.Power. A stungun transmits from 80,000-975,000 |
| Stun Devices. They are both considered stun devices. | | | | volts with 7-14 watts of energy. A taser transmits |
| Used by Law Enforcement. Almost all law enforcers | | | | 50,000 volts with 18 watts of energy. It is the |
| carry a stunguns. Tasers are carried and used by | | | | wattage that makes the difference here. |
| over 11,000 police departments in the U.S. and in an | | | | Those are the basic similarities and differences. The |
| additional at least seven other counties | | | | differences between them are important for you to |
| Here's how they are different. | | | | know because they both save lives. The one you |
| 1.Price. Stunguns range in price from the low twenties | | | | choose could save YOUR life. |
| to nearly ninety dollars. Tasers start at three hundred | | | | |