| Stun guns are becoming an increasingly | | | | to hold the weapon against their body. In |
| popular method of self-protection. As a | | | | most of today's high power devices, one half |
| non-lethal weapon (as opposed to hand guns), | | | | of a second is necessary simply to repel the |
| they offer users the opportunity to | | | | attacker. This short dose won't disable; |
| incapacitate an attacker without killing him. | | | | instead, it will merely cause a high level of |
| For both moral and practical legal | | | | pain, probably doing nothing more than |
| applications, it's easy to see the appeal of | | | | angering and inciting the aggressor to |
| a stun gun. Before you head to your local | | | | inflict more pain upon you. For real |
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| points to note about stun guns. There are a | | | | to drop to the ground for at least enough |
| myriad of weapons out there that use | | | | time for you to make your escape, |
| high-voltage electricity to disable would be | | | | approximately four seconds of contact is |
| attackers, but they all fall into two basic | | | | needed. This may sound like only a brief |
| categories: short range and long range. | | | | moment, but when your opponent holds a |
| Short-range options require physical contact | | | | significant strength and weight advantage, |
| with the assailant, while their long range | | | | applying the shock for this long can be a |
| cousins instead shoot electrodes attached to | | | | very difficult proposition. For that reason, |
| the end of long, thin wires. The most popular | | | | some industry experts remain skeptical of the |
| of these long-range stun guns is the Taser, | | | | application of stun guns in the civilian |
| used by law enforcement and military | | | | environment. They argue that stun guns give |
| organizations across the world. Most | | | | their owners a false sense of security. At |
| civilians in the market for a stun gun | | | | the same time, there are few non-lethal |
| purchase a weapon of the short-range variety. | | | | alternatives out there that can offer even |
| These are much smaller than Tasers, and thus | | | | close to the stopping power of a stun gun. |
| easier to conceal, a key characteristic for | | | | Mace, for example, can only temporarily blind |
| the average user. The newest models tend to | | | | an attacker, but that will have little effect |
| look like cellular telephones or small | | | | if the aggressor has already made serious |
| flashlights, and can easily be carried in a | | | | contact with the victim. For now, the stun |
| purse or belt holster. At this point, you're | | | | gun and Taser represent the most effective, |
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