The Controversy Surrounding Taser's

The Taser gun was originally designed in order to1989 it was found that when used on farms as cattle
allow police officers to subdue a violent individualprods in some cases it could induce the animal to
without actually killing them. They are particularlysuffer a heart attack. Then in 1999 a study carried
good as they allow a police office to arrest or takeout in America concluded that some devices which
down a suspect without having to worry if a straydelivered an electric shock weaker than that
bullet may injure or kill an innocent civilian. In factproduced by a taser gun could also increased the risk
many police officers will attest to the fact that aof a heart attack occurring in people especially those
taser gun such as the ones that the Taser C2 haswho suffer from heart conditions. But according to
been developed from and which will be available formany manufacturers of taser guns and after several
civilian use is a safer way of dealing with a violentstudies that they themselves have carried out they
criminal or suspect.have reported to have found that the high voltage
However there has been some controversyshock that their devices produce is harmless. So the
regarding the use of this particular form of non-lethalreported deaths which have been associated with
device and since their issue in the late 1990's to policethe use of a taser gun are somewhat contentious.
offices they have been involved in about a 12 inmateSo if you should be considering whether to purchase
(prisoner) and more than 50 civilian deaths in the US.a taser gun such as the Taser C2 it may be wise to
So certainly with the launch by Taser International ofthink carefully about whether this will provide you
the Taser C2 which has been developed for use bywith the protection that you are seeking or whether
the general public it is more than likely that we willit will just be a waste of your money. However, in
see some more deaths because of the misuse ofmost cases many America's who already own some
these type of device.kind of taser gun will attest that they feel much
Certainly there have been some studies carried out insafer knowing that they have one with them.
relation to the use of taser guns and in Canada in