| Stun guns and tasers are both very effective self | | | | hard. |
| defense products, three to five seconds of contact | | | | Tasers work on the same principal as stun guns but |
| with a stun gun or taser will leave an attacker dazed, | | | | the main difference between the two is that instead |
| confused and unable or unwilling to fight. Both have | | | | of having to touch an attacker to deliver a shock a |
| been in use for many years and have been proven | | | | taser shoots out two barbed prongs that pierce the |
| effective in a variety of self defense situations. While | | | | skin of an attacker to deliver a shock. The good part |
| the popularity of these two products has soared in | | | | is that most tasers have an effective range of up to |
| recent years, many people still don't know the | | | | fifteen feet, so they can be discharged from a safe |
| difference between the two. | | | | distance. The bad part is having to aim and hit the |
| Stun Guns are a hand held device which must | | | | attacker with the prongs, however most tasers can |
| physically touch an attacker to deliver a shock, this | | | | also be used like a stun gun to physically touch an |
| can be both good and bad. The good part about a | | | | attacker to deliver a shock in case the attacker is |
| stun gun is the ease of use, simply touch an attacker | | | | not hit by the prongs. |
| with a stun gun and they will quickly back off. The | | | | When making a decision between a stun gun or |
| bad part is in order to stun an attacker you have to | | | | taser, keep their advantages and disadvantages in |
| get very close, typically arms length. Stun guns come | | | | mind to determine which one fits your needs the |
| in many shapes, sizes and voltage levels, so finding a | | | | best. |
| stun gun to fit your personal needs wont be very | | | | |