| Every day it seems that the news is more and more | | | | Unlike stun guns that require the victim to be close |
| filled with people who have become victims of | | | | to the assailant to apply the tool directly to the |
| attacks. Because of this, it is increasingly common for | | | | body, tasers can be employed from several feet |
| private citizens to seek out methods of personal | | | | away. The actual distance depends on the model, but |
| protection. If you are seeking an effective way to | | | | a common expanse is twenty-five feet. |
| defend yourself against an attacker, one option | | | | The gun taser shoots small electrodes at the |
| available to you is a taser. | | | | assailant, thereby connecting them and the gun |
| The name "taser" is an acronym that stands for | | | | through metal wires. In the past the taser could only |
| "Thomas A. Swift's Electric Rifle". This tool is | | | | have the desired effect if the electrodes embedded |
| commonly discussed in concurrence with stun guns, | | | | in the skin. Modern taser guns now require only |
| which offer protection through a similar method using | | | | contact and can deliver the charge through |
| electrical current. Taser guns have been used by law | | | | protective clothing. |
| enforcement officers as a safer alternative to brute | | | | Tasers are an excellent option for self protection |
| force for many years. Private citizens can provide | | | | because they are safe, effective, and easy to use. |
| themselves with the same protection by purchasing | | | | Any citizen, regardless of strength or ability can |
| taser guns for personal protection. | | | | operate the tool and defend themselves. Since the |
| Taser guns send a force of electrical shock through | | | | taser does not require close contact, a citizen can |
| the assailant's body rendering them incapable of | | | | stop a potential attack before the assailant even |
| movement. This effect is achieved because the | | | | approaches them. After the electrodes are in contact |
| pulsating electrodes disrupt communication between | | | | with the assailant, every pull of the trigger delivers a |
| the muscles and the brain. Tasers are non-lethal | | | | 50,000 volt charge for five seconds. The effect of |
| protection tools that will not kill or maim the assailant. | | | | one trigger pull is generally enough to keep a full |
| They are also safe for the user and for any | | | | grown male confined to the ground while you run to |
| bystanders. | | | | safety. |