| A stun gun is a weapon commonly used for | | | | contact with the body, it begins to fill the gap |
| self-defense that relies on electroshock technology. | | | | between the electrodes and becomes a conductor |
| Using a stun gun is an up close and personal affair - | | | | of the electrical charge. This electrical charge begins |
| the stun gun must make contact with the attacker in | | | | to interfere with the electrical pulses controlling our |
| order to function. A stun gun can deliver a charge of | | | | muscles, causing spasms and contractions. This in turn |
| up to 800,000 volts. This sounds like enough to kill a | | | | causes the subject to use a great deal of energy in |
| person, but the amperage of the charge is at such a | | | | a small amount of time, leaving them incapacitated. |
| low level that permanent damage is not inflicted. The | | | | Some stun guns are large and designed for a show |
| actual technique used by a stun gun to disable an | | | | of force, while others are small and easy to conceal. |
| attacker is knows as EMD (or Electro-Muscular | | | | You can even buy a stun gun disguised as flashlight, a |
| Disruption). | | | | cellphone or an umbrella. All models are battery |
| The effects of a stun gun are immediate and quite | | | | operated and deliver a charge that ranges from |
| dramatic. A one-second shot with a stun gun will | | | | 20,000 to 800,000 volts. But the amperage is what |
| cause a painful jolt to your attacker - more than | | | | really matters when measuring how much power is |
| enough to warn them that you are armed. A | | | | delivered, so be sure and check the wattage - this is |
| two-second shot begins to cause muscle spasms and | | | | a measure of both voltage and amperage. A higher |
| your attacker may start to become dazed. A | | | | wattage rating means more power is delivered. |
| three-second or more shot will cause your attacker | | | | A stun gun typically has two sets of electrodes, an |
| to become disoriented, lose their balance, and | | | | inner and an outer set. The outer set is the business |
| possibly to lose muscle control. Completely | | | | end of the stun gun - it actually deliver the electrical |
| incapacitating someone with a stun gun takes | | | | charge when placed in contact with your attacker's |
| something over 3 seconds, and depends on the | | | | body. The inner set is just for a show of force - |
| individual and a few other factors such as the type | | | | when triggered it produces a bright spark and a loud |
| of clothing they are wearing. | | | | crackling sound designed to warn your attacker that |
| A stun gun works on the basis of the fact that our | | | | you are armed. |
| bodies are controlled by small electrical charges. A | | | | Stun guns are effective enough that they are used |
| stun gun has two small electrodes that, when the | | | | by the police and military. They are one of the most |
| trigger is pulled, develop a high-voltage electrical | | | | effective means of self-defense available to the |
| charge between them. When these electrodes make | | | | average citizen. |