| Stun guns are an increasingly popular self defense tool | | | | electrifying effects of the stun gun will temporarily |
| especially among women. Stun guns are not lethal like | | | | incapacitate a potential attacker who is out to get you. |
| firearms and not lacerative like knives. These stun | | | | What are other types of stun guns? |
| guns have the ability to put down an attacker with a | | | | There is a law enforcement edition of a stun gun |
| simple push of a button. It is the voltage in stun guns | | | | called the Taser. Most popular among law |
| that can put down an attacker. | | | | enforcement personnel is the M-18 Taser stun gun. A |
| What is a stun gun? | | | | Taser stun gun contains two metal darts that are |
| Traditionally, a stun gun is a handheld device that has a | | | | connected to fine, threadlike wiring. Once a Taser stun |
| trigger and two metal prongs at the end of the unit. | | | | gun is fired upon a perpetrator, the two darts stick to |
| One must make contact with the perpetrator by | | | | the person's body. The handheld unit of the Taser stun |
| placing the two metal prongs of the stun gun | | | | gun contains the trigger that, once pulled, will send an |
| anywhere on his body and pulling the trigger. The stun | | | | electric shock through the wiring, through the darts, and |
| gun is operated by a power source provided usually | | | | into the person. The ultimate result will be that the |
| by a 9 V battery. | | | | perpetrator will fall to the ground in agonizing pain. |
| How does a stun gun work? | | | | This particular stun gun is very effective in short range |
| An electric shock will be delivered to the attacker's | | | | (up to 15 feet) confrontations without the user having |
| muscles thus causing severe muscular contractions | | | | to come into physical contact with the perpetrator. |
| that will produce lactic acid. Lactic acid is a byproduct | | | | Stun batons are another kind of stun gun device. Stun |
| produced by the muscles when a muscle is being | | | | batons are a fan favorite among security guards. With |
| overworked from the effects of the stun gun. Lactic | | | | their extended reach, one can maintain a distance |
| acid will result when fatiguing a muscle that is exposed | | | | between himself and the perpetrator. These stun |
| to repeated electric shock from a stun gun. | | | | batons have two metal strips on each side of the |
| Furthermore, the electric shock from the stun gun will | | | | baton. If the perpetrator attempts to grab the baton, he |
| interrupt the attacker's nervous system and minimize | | | | will be electrified. Our stun batons come in two flavors, |
| communication from the brain to the peripheral nerves. | | | | 300,000 V and 500,000 V, and measure 16" in length. |
| This interruption in "nerve flow" as well as the | | | | |