| Taser International recently released the latest | | | | International once the buyer has passed a security |
| consumer stun gun - the C2 Taser. This Taser gun | | | | and background check. This prevents convicted |
| was specifically designed to be used by the general | | | | felons and underage persons from legally buying a C2. |
| public to protect themselves in case of an attack. It | | | | These devices also each have a unique serial number, |
| has nearly the same amount of stopping power | | | | and are equipped with Anti-Felon Identification tags, |
| found in police-issue Tasers, but it is lighter and | | | | which allow police to track potential misuse. The C2 |
| friendlier to use. Unlike many personal stun guns on | | | | can be purchased at Internet retailers and from |
| the market, the C2 is not shaped like a gun. It is | | | | Taser International - either through the web or by |
| more like an electric razor. Its unique shape means | | | | phone. It retails for $299 US and is available in |
| that attackers are less likely to realize that it is a | | | | designer colors such as Black Pearl, Titanium Silver, |
| threat, which makes it easily concealable. Other, less | | | | Electric Blue, and Metallic Pink. Over 10,000 law |
| expensive stun guns are shaped like a handgun, and | | | | enforcement officers in this country are permitted |
| thus more immediately threatening and harder to | | | | the use of a Taser. For one the general public to |
| conceal. They also often have a less reliable battery | | | | purchase the C2 legally, it will be necessary to check |
| than the C2. | | | | the local and state laws regarding such stun guns. |
| The C2 Taser can stop a threat up to 15 feet away, | | | | Some states have restrictions on Taser devices. |
| or can be used as a contact stun device to repel | | | | Some people believe that these air Tasers can be |
| someone who is close to you. It comes with a | | | | misused and must be further restricted, citing |
| replaceable cartridge, integrated LED light, optional | | | | instances of police abuse. Others say that so long as |
| laser sight, and trigger safety cover. The hand grip of | | | | stun guns are used correctly and legally, they will be |
| this air Taser has been designed so that anyone of | | | | safe. Strict background checks are currently required |
| any size can use it. This is good news for small | | | | for the purchase of a C2 Taser. There is a small fee |
| women who up till now may have had trouble with | | | | for the performance of this check, after which the |
| larger, bulkier models. The C2 also has a lifetime | | | | purchaser will receive their activation code. Until this |
| replacement guarantee and one year warranty. It | | | | time, the Taser is nonfunctional. The C2 is designed |
| runs on a long life, low-maintenance lithium battery | | | | to be one of the most accessible stun guns on the |
| that delivers more than fifty possible firings. | | | | market, usable by any adult. This makes the civilian |
| When the C2 Taser is shipped, it is deactivated. The | | | | C2 the first really viable Taser available to the general |
| Taser gun can only be activated by Taser | | | | public. |