| How can you protect yourself in the 21st
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| | find any evidence
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| Century? Well, hand guns are lethal
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| | that the electrical charge of the stun
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| weapons that do stop criminals, though
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| | gun has adverse
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| they have severe ramifications. There are
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| | psychological or neurological effects on
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| many types of non-lethal self defense
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| | adults. The
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| weapons; defensive sprays, tasers,
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| | effects on the heart or other major
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| knives, alarms, batons, and a wide
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| | organs are very
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| variety of stun guns in many shapes,
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| | insignificant.
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| sizes, and voltages. This article will
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| | Stun guns will not permanently injure or
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| focus on stun guns, and will they protect
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| | kill any adult
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| you against crime?
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| | because of the voltage; its the amps that
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| Approximately
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| | will hurt you.
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| thirteen million people (approximately 5%
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| | One amp will kill a person. Most stun
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| of the U.S.
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| | guns deliver
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| population) are victims of crime every
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| | only 3 milliamps or less. That is far
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| year.
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| | below the
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| Approximately one and a half million are
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| | amperage that could do any long lasting
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| victims of
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| | damage to an
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| violent crime (source: Federal Bureau of
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| | individual.
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| Investigation).
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| | Will I be stunned if the attacker also
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| The Police will not be around to
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| | touches me?
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| protect you, and
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| | If an attacker touches
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| a stun gun is an excellent alternative
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| | you while you are
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| to a hand
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| | stunning him, the electricity will not
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| gun.
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| | pass to your
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| If you are a victim of a crime, it can
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| | body. The electrical current is absorbed
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| make you react
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| | into the attacker's
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| in ways that you can't understand. During
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| | muscles and will not pass out to you,
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| the crime, you
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| | regardless of
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| normally feel a sense of helplessness,
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| | the conditions. Even if the assailant is
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| fear, and then
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| | holding you,
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| anger. Afterwards, you may have a hard
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| | there is no way the current will pass to
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| time relating
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| | you.
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| to life experiences that use to pose no
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| | Are stun guns legal? Stun guns are
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| problems. A
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| | restricted in some
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| conflict usually develops between your
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| | states, cities, counties, and countries;
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| idea of the
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| | States where stun
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| world before the crime and your idea of
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| | guns are restricted:
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| the world after
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| | Hawaii, Indiana,
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| the disaster.
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| | Illinois, Massachusetts,
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| So how can you protect yourself in the
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| | Michigan, New Jersey, New
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| 21st Century?
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| | York, Rhode Island, and
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| Well, handguns are lethal weapons that do
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| | Wisconsin.
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| stop criminals,
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| | Cities/Counties
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| though they have severe ramifications.
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| | where stun guns are restricted:
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| Not only could
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| | Annapolis
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| you be charged with a serious crime, most
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| | and Baltimore, MD, Baltimore
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| states prevent
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| | County, MD, Chicago, IL,
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| carrying a weapon without a permit of
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| | Dennison/Crawford County, IA
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| some kind, if
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| | (According to Sheriff
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| one is available at all. Most of the
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| | Tom Hogan), District of Columbia,
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| time, you are
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| | Philadelphia, PA.
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| breaking many laws by carrying a loaded
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| | Countries where
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| weapon with
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| | stun guns are restricted:
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| you.
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| | Australia, Belgium,
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| There are many types of non-lethal self
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| | Canada, Denmark, Hong
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| defense weapons; defensive sprays,
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| | Kong, India, Italy, Japan,
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| tasers, knives, alarms, batons, and
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| | New Zealand, Norway, Sweden,
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| a wide variety of
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| | Switzerland, and United
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| stun guns in many shapes, sizes,
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| | Kingdom.
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| and voltages. This
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| | Before buying a stunning device, please
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| article will focus on stun guns.
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| | make sure they
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| What is a stun gun?
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| | are legal where you live. You may check
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| A stun gun is a
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| | stun gun laws
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| hand-held, battery-powered or
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| | and restrictions for some general
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| electrically charged
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| | guideline. If
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| device that is designed to deliver
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| | in doubt, contact your local police
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| a strong electric
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| | department.
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| shock to stop an attacker. There not
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| | Wouldn't it be more effective to just
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| guns in the traditional
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| | carry a handgun?
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| sense because they don't shoot
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| | Sometimes yes,
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| bullets; rather, they
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| | most of the time, no.
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| shoot electricity into an
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| | There are only a handful of states
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| attacker. A stun gun has
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| | that allow you to
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| two prongs at the end of the
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| | carry a concealed weapon. Others
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| device. Touching an attacker
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| | require applying for
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| with the prongs while you
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| | a concealed carry permit from local
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| pull the trigger will cause
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| | authorities that
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| a strong electrical current
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| | usually require training as well. Some
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| to go from the prongs through
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| | states say they
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| the attacker's clothes
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| | issue concealed carry permits but only in
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| into his body.
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| | rare instances.
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| Pressing the prongs on the stun gun
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| | Some do not issue concealed carry permits
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| against a person
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| | at all. If you
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| will quickly immobilize an attacker by
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| | are caught carrying a firearm without a
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| causing an intense
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| | permit, the
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| pain and complete loss of muscle
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| | legal consequences can be severe
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| control. However,
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| | including fines,
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| because they operate at low amperage,
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| | incarceration and a ban on owning
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| no serious or
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| | firearms, possibly
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| permanent injury is inflicted on the
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| | for life, in some states.
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| attacker; they
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| | If a firearm is the best choice to scare
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| will just be immobilized for 5-60 minutes
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| | off an assailant,
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| depending on
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| | why do I need anything other than a
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| how long they were stunned. Stun guns are
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| | permit and my handgun?
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| used by police
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| | Just showing a firearm can sometimes stop
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| departments, security agencies, and
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| | off an attack.
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| individuals
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| | However, that can be a problem as well.
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| desiring strong non-lethal protection
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| | My friend was
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| against attack.
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| | just arrested for pointing a weapon at
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| They have been proven to be an excellent
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| | someone who he
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| defensive
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| | though was going to steal his car. In any
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| device. They operate on one to three
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| | state, people
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| 9-volt batteries
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| | who carry weapons are well aware of the
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| and range from 50,000 volts to 1,000,000
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| | consequences of
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| volts.
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| | showing those weapons. Using a firearm
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| How does a stun gun work?
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| | for self-defense
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| The stun gun
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| | on an unarmed assailant can bring very
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| uses high voltage and low amperage
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| | severe legal
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| to affect the muscular
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| | consequences.
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| and neural systems of the human
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| | One of the most important elements
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| body. They does not
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| | of concealed carry
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| rely on high amperage or pain for
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| | training is understanding that when
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| results, rather most
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| | a victim pulls the
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| stun guns operate on milliamps. It
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| | firearm, they must be prepared to
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| feels like getting
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| | take the ultimate step.
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| hit in the funny bone x 10,000. The
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| | The key is to know when and
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| stun gun dumps
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| | under what circumstances a
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| its energy into the muscles at a high
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| | firearm should be pulled
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| pulse frequency.
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| | from concealment. Pulling a
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| This makes the muscles contract rapidly,
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| | firearm on an unarmed assailant
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| which results
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| | may not necessarily cause
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| in energy loss, which depletes your
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| | the assailant to break off
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| muscles of needed
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| | the attack. This is
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| blood sugars. The attacker cannot
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| | particularly so if the assailant
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| produce energy for
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| | perceives they can
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| his muscles, and exhausted, his body
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| | physically over-power you. Then
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| is unable to function
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| | you are in worse trouble
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| properly for up to sixty minutes.
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| | than before you started. You
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| The resulting energy
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| | must be prepared to use that
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| loss makes it difficult to move and
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| | weapon if you point it.
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| function. This
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| | At that point the victim may face a
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| causes disorientation and loss of
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| | physical confrontation
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| balance, leaving
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| | and fight over the firearm itself.
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| the attacker in a passive and confused
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| | This is not a good
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| condition. Still
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| | situation. The vast majority of
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| there is no significant effect on the
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| | assaults don't warrant
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| heart and other
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| | the use of a firearm because the
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| organs.
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| | assailant is generally
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| When the attacker's neuromuscular system
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| | unarmed. This is where non-lethal
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| is overwhelmed
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| | protection is extremely
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| and controlled by the stun gun he loses
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| | critical. All Police officers
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| his balance.
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| | carry pepper spray and/or
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| Just a 1/4 second contact will repel and
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| | a stun device knowing that in a
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| startle the
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| | significant number
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| attacker, giving intense pain and muscle
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| | of situations they encounter, the use
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| contraction.
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| | of a firearm is
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| One to two seconds will cause intense
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| | not necessary. With a firearm, it's
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| pain, muscle
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| | generally all
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| spasms and a dazed mental state; this may
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| | or nothing. A non-lethal alternative
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| drop the
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| | offers an interim
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| attacker to the ground. Over three
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| | step that can save you an enormous
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| seconds will cause
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| | amount of legal
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| intense pain, loss of balance and
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| | problems and money.
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| muscle control mental
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| | Remember, while using a stun gun, you
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| confusion, and disorientation.
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| | cannot suffer a
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| Generally any charge
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| | charge back to your own body, even if the
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| over three seconds will cause the
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| | assailant is
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| aggressor to fall
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| | holding you. Just make sure the stun gun
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| to the ground. The aggressor will be
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| | you select has
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| unable to recover
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| | an anti-theft wrist strap, which will
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| for several minutes and effects may
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| | incapacitate
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| last for up to
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| | the stun gun, if an attacker tries to
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| fifteen minutes. This gives you plenty of
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| | take it away
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| time to run for
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| | from you.
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| help.
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| | That's our report
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| Are stun guns safe?
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| | on Will A Stun Gun Protect Me? It's
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| Stun guns have been
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| | one of the best
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| proven to be safe and effective
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| | non-lethal defense products on the
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| non-lethal self defense
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| | market, and used with
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| products. They do not cause any
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| | pepper spray, gives you a 1-2
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| permanent damage to
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| | punch that should take down
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| an attacker. While I found an article
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| | the most aggressive of
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| about a death
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| | attackers.
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| to an infant by a stun gun, I could not
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