| As millions of Baby Boomers reach retirement age, | | | | barbs connect with the assailant's clothing or skin, a |
| they are acutely conscious of the growing need for | | | | shock is delivered, neutralizing the perpetrator.o Stun |
| effective self-protection. Since stun guns save lives | | | | guns have a proven record of saving lives without |
| on a daily basis, they are the most effective | | | | placing the victim in harm's way. By delivering the |
| non-lethal weapons on the market today. | | | | debilitating shock at such a great distance, likelihood |
| For gun-phobic elders, stun guns are an excellent | | | | of contact is greatly reduced.o By using the |
| choice. They provide the necessary level of | | | | Electro-muscular Disruption (EMS) technology TASER |
| protection without the lethality concerns associated | | | | stun guns jolt the assailant's central nervous system |
| with firearms. Many people do not want to be | | | | which controls their skeletal muscles.o Police forces |
| responsible for taking the life of another, even in the | | | | around the world are adding stun guns to the list of |
| process of saving their own.o Stun guns come in a | | | | approved non-lethal weapons for their officers |
| wide array of sizes and shapes which make it | | | | because of their effectiveness.o Firing a TASER stun |
| possible for anyone to carry adequate self-protection. | | | | gun for a second time (if necessary) only requires a |
| The variety of stun guns ranges from small flashlight- | | | | simple reloading of a cartridge, which can be |
| or cell phone-shaped weapons to the sort of bulky | | | | accomplished before the assailant has time to |
| protection police officers carry.o Firing a stun gun is | | | | recover. Ideally, the intended victim will make use of |
| as easy as pulling the trigger. Not only is there no | | | | the assailant's "down time" to leave the area and |
| loud "bang" to startle the user, there is no recoil, a | | | | contact the appropriate police or security force.o |
| significant consideration with ordinary firearms.o | | | | Stun guns are available in a broad range of price |
| TASERs fire small probes up to 15 feet which | | | | points, making it easy to fit into any budget. |
| neutralizes the assailant before he gets close enough | | | | IN short, TASER stun guns meet or exceed today's |
| to assault the intended victim. When the pair of | | | | standards for superior personal protection. |