Stun Guns Info

Stun Master Multi-Function Stun Gun is one of the newest stun guns available on the market today. It is manufactured by Stun Master, one of the leading makers of fine stun guns, for the past 15 years. This gun features 2.7 million volts of power, a super bright Led flashlight, an alarm and a flashing red emergency light. It also has a disable pin wrist strap so if the assailant takes the stun gun from you, the pin will disable it and will not transmit a shock until the pin is reinserted. The small size, only 4.75″ X 2.5″ X 1″, is a perfect size to fit in a pocket or handbag. With the rechargeable feature, there are no batteries to replace.

As with all stun guns, the Stun Master Stun Gun is a contact weapon. This means that the two prongs on the top of the gun must be in contact with the attacker for the gun to work. The most effective area to deliver the shock is in the upper shoulder, rib area, or the upper hip area. The longer you are in contact with the attacker, the more effective the stun gun becomes. If you discharge the stun gun for 1-2 seconds, the assailant will be shocked and somewhat confused. A longer shock of 3-5 seconds will leave him disoriented and in pain. The charge is released from the gun into the attackers muscles, converting the blood sugar to lactic acid, dropping him to his knees. The electrical shock interrupts the neurological impulses in the brain, causing loss of control of muscle movement. This is what prevents the attacker from continuing his attack. He is unable to stand for up to 15 minutes, giving you plenty of time to get out of harms way. As with all nonlethal weapons, after using them on an attacker, you want to escape, then seek help. You should never stay around to see if he is going to get back up!

I really like the built in LED flashlight built in this stun gun. It gives you a very bright light at your finger tips, while offering you the security of knowing you also are packing a powerful weapon. Carrying this gun in your hand while crossing a parking lot or entering a building alone will give you the confidence to know you can protect yourself in scary situations. Being very aware of your surrounding is always important. If you “feel” something is not quiet right, always listen to your instincts. But even with your guard up, sometimes thing do happen that are out of your control. The Stun Master Multi-Function Stun Gun will give you the advantage you need.

By: Toni Sweet

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Your personal safety is your most valuable possession. Preparation is essential to protect yourself from dangerous situations before they happen. What would you do if someone broke into your house while you were home? How would you defend yourself and your loved ones? Many people want to own a weapon, but cannot bear the thought of shooting or stabbing an intruder. For such people, stun guns are a great option.

Stun guns are also great protection on the road. Carry a stun gun in your glove box to keep yourself and your family safe when you travel. When your car breaks down or you have a flat tire, a stun gun lets you feel confident and secure, even in the worst of neighborhoods. If you take public transportation, carrying a stun gun in your pocket will ensure your safety at any time of the day or night. You no longer have to worry about your wife or son riding the subway home from work. A stun gun in their purse or pocket means peace of mind for both of you.

Stun guns range in size, shape and voltage. Some are the size of cell phones or large pens. Because they can fit in the palm of your hand, they are very discreet and convenient to carry in a small handbag. Others are shaped like big batons or large blocks. The look intimidating and usually have a high voltage, making them very effective for home and auto security.

Regardless of the voltage you choose, stun guns will not cause a person lasting physical harm. They emit anywhere from 350 to 775,000 volts when their prongs are placed on a person. The electric current confuses the nerves that control an attacker’s muscles, rendering the person immobile for a short amount of time. The person will be passive and a bit confused for several minutes. It usually only takes half a second of contact with a stun gun for the weapon to be effective. The voltage will never pass from your attacker’s body into your own, even if you are standing in a puddle or on a wet surface. The voltage will be contained within your attacker’s system, and you will not be shocked. Despite its short term physical effects, a stun gun will not cause a person lasting harm when used properly.

Many people do not know the difference between a stun gun and a taser. The words are often used interchangeably. They both use electric current to neutralize an aggressive assailant. However, there is a big difference between the two. Tasers fire out prongs on wire cords from an average distance of 15 feet. The prongs need to be rewound before they can be fired again. A stun gun can be used multiple times during the same attack, since it delivers its shock when you touch its prongs to the attacker.

Contact your local law enforcement officials to find out the voltage limits for a personal stun gun in your area. Generally, the higher the voltage, the more quickly the stun gun will stop an attacker. However, you need to be mindful of local laws regulating self defense in your area.

Stun guns are a great way to protect yourself and those you love. Many police officers, soldiers and civilians alike ensure their personal safety and the safety of others with stun guns every day. They are effective weapons for self defense, yet they do not cause lasting harm to your assailant. Preventing permanent damage to an attacker will keep you and your family safe from legal troubles down the road, and they sleep better at night knowing they can defend themselves without injuring anyone else. You will sleep better at night, too, knowing that a stun gun is protecting the people you love the most.

By: Steven R Lane

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We are all worried about safety. Often our minds can drift to thoughts of ways to protect ourselves and our loved ones from those who may wish to cause us harm. We all hope that this moment never comes, but if it does, we want to be prepared. One of the most efficient ways to accomplish this is through the purchase of a taser or stun gun. Yet it can be confusing to figure out the difference between the two. Below you will find out exactly what taser guns and stun guns are and how they stand in a dangerous situation.

The definition of a taser gun?

Tazers are non-violent weapons that utilize electrical currents to stop the control of muscles. The phrase that describes this occurrence is neuromuscular incapacitation. The taser utilizes “Electro-Muscular Disruption (EMD) technology to cause this reaction to occur in an attacker. Once an attacker is hit by a taser gun, their muscles immediately become over-stimulated, causing involuntary muscular contraction. Thus the attacker loses the use of their muscles, and will immediately fall to the ground unable to do anything. This practical procedure for self defense shows why security and law enforcement use the tazer as one of their preferred methods of self defense. The majority of tasers have long and short range capabilities and come in a many shapes and sizes. Those used mainly by law enforcement are the X26 and M26 models, which are also available for civilian use.

What is a stungun?

Stun guns, on the other hand are self defense weapons that utilize high voltage to stop an attacker. The non-violent gun targets the nervous system. Once touched by the prongs of a stun gun, it dumps its raw power into the muscles at a high pulse frequency. The rapid work cycle rapidly decreases blood sugar by changing it to lactic acid all in just seconds. The result of this is the massive of energy and inability to function. Usually, with stun guns, the higher the voltage the more effective it is. This is why it is important to spend your money on a higher voltage device over one that has lower voltage. What is nice about this weapon is that it is perfect for short rang confrontation. A victim may stun an attacker without ever worrying about the circuit coming back on him or her-even if the attacker is holding unto them.

So is the stun gun or the taser gun a more effective self defense weapon. The answer to this, is the taser gun is the more effective weapon because it utilizes more wattage than the stun gun and contains more features. However, the taser much more expensive than any stun gun that you will buy an both self defense weapons are very effective so the answer would have to be that it depends on what you will use it for and what your budget is like. If you are on a tight budget, you can purchase a stun gun for under $40 in some online stores, and it will be a very effective self defense weapon against most attackers. However, if you are law enforcement or security or you are looking for the most cutting edge way to protect yourself, you may want to invest in one of the taser gun models. Either way, you can’t go wrong.

By: Nerode Abraham

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Christopher Winkler asked:




Approximately thirteen million people (approximately 5% of the U.S. population) are victims of crime every year. Approximately one and a half million are victims of violent crime (source: Federal Bureau of Investigation). If you are a victim of a crime, it can make you react in ways that you can’t understand. During the crime, you normally feel a sense of helplessness, fear, and then anger. Afterwards, you may have a hard time relating to life experiences that use to pose no problems. A conflict usually develops between your idea of the world before the crime and your idea of the world after the disaster.

So how can you protect yourself in the 21st Century? Well, handguns are lethal weapons that do stop criminals, though they have severe ramifications. Not only could you be charged with a serious crime, most states prevent carrying a weapon without a permit of some kind, if one is available at all. Most of the time, you are breaking many laws by carrying a loaded weapon with you.

There are many types of non-lethal self defense weapons; defensive sprays, tasers, knives, alarms, batons, and a wide variety of stun guns in many shapes, sizes, and voltages. This article will focus on stun guns.

What is a stun gun?

A stun gun is a hand-held, battery-powered or electrically charged device that is designed to deliver a strong electric shock to stop an attacker. There not guns in the traditional sense because they don’t shoot bullets; rather, they shoot electricity into an attacker. A stun gun has two prongs at the end of the device. Touching an attacker with the prongs while you pull the trigger will cause a strong electrical current to go from the prongs through the attacker’s clothes into his body.

Pressing the prongs on the stun gun against a person will quickly immobilize an attacker by causing an intense pain and complete loss of muscle control. However, because they operate at low amperage, no serious or permanent injury is inflicted on the attacker; they will just be immobilized for 5-60 minutes depending on how long they were stunned. Stun guns are used by police departments, security agencies, and individuals desiring strong non-lethal protection against attack. They have been proven to be an excellent defensive device. They operate on one to three 9-volt batteries and range from 50,000 volts to 1,000,000 volts.

How does a stun gun work?

The stun gun uses high voltage and low amperage to affect the muscular and neural systems of the human body. They does not rely on high amperage or pain for results, rather most stun guns operate on milliamps. It feels like getting hit in the funny bone x 10,000. The stun gun dumps its energy into the muscles at a high pulse frequency. This makes the muscles contract rapidly, which results in energy loss, which depletes your muscles of needed blood sugars. The attacker cannot produce energy for his muscles, and exhausted, his body is unable to function properly for up to sixty minutes. The resulting energy loss makes it difficult to move and function. This causes disorientation and loss of balance, leaving the attacker in a passive and confused condition. Still there is no significant effect on the heart and other organs.

When the attacker’s neuromuscular system is overwhelmed and controlled by the stun gun he loses his balance. Just a 1/4 second contact will repel and startle the attacker, giving intense pain and muscle contraction. One to two seconds will cause intense pain, muscle spasms and a dazed mental state; this may drop the attacker to the ground. Over three seconds will cause intense pain, loss of balance and muscle control mental confusion, and disorientation. Generally any charge over three seconds will cause the aggressor to fall to the ground. The aggressor will be unable to recover for several minutes and effects may last for up to fifteen minutes. This gives you plenty of time to run for help.

Are stun guns safe?

Stun guns have been proven to be safe and effective non-lethal self defense products. They do not cause any permanent damage to an attacker. While I found an article about a death to an infant by a stun gun, I could not find any evidence that the electrical charge of the stun gun has adverse psychological or neurological effects on adults. The effects on the heart or other major organs are very insignificant.

Stun guns will not permanently injure or kill any adult because of the voltage; its the amps that will hurt you. One amp will kill a person. Most stun guns deliver only 3 milliamps or less. That is far below the amperage that could do any long lasting damage to an individual.

Will I be stunned if the attacker also touches me?

If an attacker touches you while you are stunning him, the electricity will not pass to your body. The electrical current is absorbed into the attacker’s muscles and will not pass out to you, regardless of the conditions. Even if the assailant is holding you, there is no way the current will pass to you.

Are stun guns legal?

Stun guns are restricted in some states, cities, counties, and countries;

States where stun guns are restricted: Hawaii, Indiana, Illinois, Massachusetts, Michigan, New Jersey, New York, Rhode Island, and Wisconsin.

Cities/Counties where stun guns are restricted: Annapolis and Baltimore, MD, Baltimore County, MD, Chicago, IL, Dennison/Crawford County, IA (According to Sheriff Tom Hogan), District of Columbia, Philadelphia, PA.

Countries where stun guns are restricted:

Australia, Belgium, Canada, Denmark, Hong Kong, India, Italy, Japan, New Zealand, Norway, Sweden, Switzerland, and United Kingdom.

Before buying a stunning device, please make sure they are legal where you live. You may check stun gun laws and restrictions for some general guideline. If in doubt, contact your local police department.

Wouldn’t it be more effective to just carry a handgun?

Sometimes yes, most of the time, no. There are only a handful of states that allow you to carry a concealed weapon. Others require applying for a concealed carry permit from local authorities that usually require training as well. Some states say they issue concealed carry permits but only in rare instances. Some do not issue concealed carry permits at all. If you are caught carrying a firearm without a permit, the legal consequences can be severe including fines, incarceration and a ban on owning firearms, possibly for life, in some states.

If a firearm is the best choice to scare off an assailant, why do I need anything other than a permit and my handgun?

Just showing a firearm can sometimes stop off an attack. However, that can be a problem as well. My friend was just arrested for pointing a weapon at someone who he though was going to steal his car. In any state, people who carry weapons are well aware of the consequences of showing those weapons. Using a firearm for self-defense on an unarmed assailant can bring very severe legal consequences. One of the most important elements of concealed carry training is understanding that when a victim pulls the firearm, they must be prepared to take the ultimate step. The key is to know when and under what circumstances a firearm should be pulled from concealment. Pulling a firearm on an unarmed assailant may not necessarily cause the assailant to break off the attack. This is particularly so if the assailant perceives they can physically over-power you. Then you are in worse trouble than before you started. You must be prepared to use that weapon if you point it.

At that point the victim may face a physical confrontation and fight over the firearm itself. This is not a good situation. The vast majority of assaults don’t warrant the use of a firearm because the assailant is generally unarmed. This is where non-lethal protection is extremely critical. All Police officers carry pepper spray and/or a stun device knowing that in a significant number of situations they encounter, the use of a firearm is not necessary. With a firearm, it’s generally all or nothing. A non-lethal alternative offers an interim step that can save you an enormous amount of legal problems and money.

Remember, while using a stun gun, you cannot suffer a charge back to your own body, even if the assailant is holding you. Just make sure the stun gun you select has an anti-theft wrist strap, which will incapacitate the stun gun, if an attacker tries to take it away from you.

That’s our report on Will A Stun Gun Protect Me? It’s one of the best non-lethal defense products on the market, and used with pepper spray, gives you a 1-2 punch that should take down the most aggressive of attackers.

Keith Burke asked:




Stun guns are normally an electroshock weapon which are able to temporarily disable a would be assailant or attacker using electric shock. There are some stun guns which when used the user will need to be close to their attacker in order for them to be effective and there are others which can be used from a distance. However, when ever using a stun gun a person will need to make sure that it makes contact with the other person’s body.

During the last few years stun guns have become one of the most popular types of self defense weapons that are available for use by the public and which are non lethal to some people. Unfortunately there have been cases where people have died after being shocked with a stun gun but in most cases this is due to the person having some underlying health problem.

Stun guns use a high voltage electric shock in order to stop any attack and just by touching someone with the prongs on it will quickly immobilize them. Yet as they only use a very low amperage in most cases they cause no serious or permanent injury to the person who has been immobilized with one. Generally someone who has been touched with a stun gun when it has been activated will be immobilized for several minutes and are considered to be a reasonable force that a person can use in order to prevent an attack from happening.

When looking to purchase a stun gun you will find that there are many different sizes of stun guns as well as many different voltages that you can choose from. But generally the higher the voltage on it the quicker the full effect of the device will be felt by the would be assailant. Although lower voltage models are just as effective as the higher voltage ones they just take a few seconds longer for them to provide the full effect on the would be assailant. So if you are looking for something that really is effective and will work quickly for you then look at purchasing one which has a higher voltage to it.

Certainly most stun guns will only deliver between 1 and 2 milliamps of power when activated, whereas 1 amp of power would actually kill someone. So as you can see that these use an amperage which is well below that which could do any lasting damage to a person. However, there are plenty of others on the market which provide between 3 and 4 milliamps of power which makes them much more effective.

Finally the best thing with regard to stun guns is their life span. They could be used as many times as they are needed before either the battery needs replacing or recharging.

Toni Sweet asked:




A stun gun will give you peace of mind and you will have no doubt you will be able to defend yourself from would be attackers. You may think painful shocks from the stun gun is what makes it so effective, but in reality, it is much more that that. The gun holds electrical energy in until it is released by you discharging it. The two metal prongs on the gun itself must be in contact with your would be attacker. As this energy is released into the attackers muscles, the muscles move very quickly, causing the muscle energy to be converted to lactic acid. This causes the muscles to feel weak and uncontrollable.

The attacker will not be able to continue his attack and most of the time is on the ground in a dazed state of wondering what hit him! Also effected are the neurological nerves in the brain. This causes confusion and loss of coordination in the attacker. One of the great things about stun guns is that you will not receive a shock even if the attacker is holding you. The metal prongs must be touching you to receive the effect of this self defense weapon. Also, something to consider when looking for a stun gun for self defense is the fact that they are relatively inexpensive to buy and require nothing more that a good battery to operate.

A stun gun is many times confused with a Taser Gun. They are not the same, in that a Taser actually shoots out two electrodes up to 15 feet away. The stun gun is a contact devise. You must touch the two metal prongs to the attacker body and be discharged. The most effective places to hit someone with a stun gun is in the upper shoulder area, the rib cage or upper hip area. A stun gun will go through clothing up to a couple of inches thick. The length of time and duration of contact will determine the effect on the attacker. If the gun is in contact and discharged 1/2 second, the assailant will have some pain, shock and have muscle contractions. 1 to 2 seconds will make the muscles spasm and he will be in a dazed mental state, due to the neurotransmitters being disrupted. To cause loss of balance and muscle control disorientation and total mental confusion and a very dazed condition 3-5 seconds are required. Again, since this is a non-letal weapon, no permanent damage will be suffered by your assailant.

Now, imagine this scenario: You have just gotten off work and you are somewhat pre-occupied with things you accomplished today, and maybe the things you didn’t get done. You worked a little longer today than usual, so as you are walking into your parking garage alone, you notice how empty and isolated it is. Then suddenly you realize you are not alone. Someone is following you at each turn and they seem to be getting closer. While screaming may be your first reaction, who would hear you…maybe, more importantly, who would be willing to get involved?

As you can imagine, you need a way to defend yourself in situations like this. A stun gun could be the answer for you. There are many different voltage, kinds and styles of stun guns. Some look something like a pager, while others may be disguised as cell phones. Many are small enough to fit in a pocket or handbag when not in use. Having it in your hand when walking into a parking garage, as in the story above, could really change the situation to your advantage.

StunMan asked:


If a stun gun was placed at the top of the neck, just at the base of the skull, with the prongs on either side of the vertebrae, what would be the result? Seizure, coma, paralysis(temporary/permanent), nothing? Would it affect the signals generated by the brain stem?

In a book I am reading somebody died from this, but I want to know what would really happen.

There is no shortage of danger out there in today’s world. Whether you live in small-town America or the big bad city, crime seems like a permanent fixture in society. It’s no wonder, then, that tools of self-defense have become one of fastest-growing items on people’s shopping lists. And at the top of the list, for both everyday civilians and even cops, are stun guns.

Stun guns work by zapping an attacker with a high electrical voltage. Usually, the “gun” is more of a wand, something you wield in your hand, which has two metal prongs at the end. The charge emanates from these prongs, so you’ll want to touch the bad guy with those. Then zap! watch as the stun gun immobilizes him or her.

No worries, though, on whether or not you severely harmed the attacker. Stun guns are designed to incapacitate somebody, not to kill them, so the charge that they put out has more bark than bite. Stun guns have just the right amount of bark to do the trick.

They work by completely discombobulating a person’s nervous system. As you probably learned in high school biology class, the human nervous system includes our brain, spinal cord, and nerves, and it works by passing along electrical signals from the brain to all parts of our body. It’s what helps us to speak and see, and our nervous system allows us to move our muscles at will, as well as involuntarily.

The stun gun stops all that. The energy pulse causes a person’s muscles to go practically haywire, contracting at a very high movement rate. All of this muscle activity causes the muscles to put out lactic acid. Remember the last workout or jog you had, when your muscles started to burn? That was lactic acid, which makes it hard for your muscles to do anymore work.

The electricity from the stun gun also causes a “blackout” in the whole nervous system, so the messages between the brain, spinal cord, and nerves get interrupted. The total end result from the stun gun is a person who can’t move their muscles, who loses their balance and their bearing, and remains ‘out of it’ and harmless for several minutes afterward.

Of course, like anything else, the stun gun has a different effect depending on the person it is used on. Some people may go down like a sack of potatoes after only a second of touching the stun gun, while another attacker my need five seconds of exposure to the stun gun to be incapacitated. There is a direct relationship between the time a person is exposed to the stun gun, and the effects of the stun gun. In other words, the longer you hold the stun gun to someone, the more debilitated they become. Once a person is down, and you cease and desist with the weapon, the effects will eventually wear off.

Unlike other forms of electricity, the stun gun’s power cannot be passed by touching the person being hit, or by standing in a puddle with them. That is good news for you.

When buying a stun gun, you should consider its voltage and size. Of course, if you’re carrying the stun gun in a small purse, you’ll need a small stun gun. But try to buy the highest voltage stun gun possible.



By: Mark Easterday

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