subject: Tips When Finding A Stun Gun [print this page] "For many years now, stun guns and pepper sprays have been successfully utilized by law enforcement agencies. As a matter of fact, the utility belts of policemen have their own standard issue of pepper spray and stun gun.
Stun guns are small devices that have two or more prongs which can produce an electrical charge. This charge, when applied for 3 to 5 seconds on an attacker, will disable him from 5 to 10 minutes, buying the victim time to escape or seek help.
Today, we can find many manufacturers of these devices that are being sold in the market. And one can find different varieties to choose from. But how can you select one that suits your needs? The pretender stun gun is the most popular so far.
It is called a pretender because it is disguised as something that it is not. This gadget can look like anything we use daily. Example is a stun gun that looks like a cellphone. The gadget emits a charge of 4.5 million volts. For the safety of the owner, there are two safety levels built into this device which prevent accidents. There's a safety switch that is flipped only when you are about to use it and a trigger button. This gadget can also look like a 12 LED flashlight. It measures 4 inches in length, 2 inches in width, and an inch thick, making it easy to carry and conceal. There is also a pretender stun gun disguised as a lipstick. It is only 3 and 5/8 inches in length and 7/8 inch in diameter. One can use it as a flashlight.
Stun guns cannot cause any damage that would last long, unless, of course, if you use them on someone for a long period of time. The user is also safe from getting the shock himself unless he touches the prongs while setting off the trigger.
This is ideal for those ordinary citizens. Leave the standard devices to law enforcers. They need this for their job and they don't have to conceal these devices. However, ordinary citizens need concealment because they don't use utility belts. So he should conceal this from someone who is planning to attack him.
Attackers are very cautious and before they make their move, they observe their targets thoroughly. So he will either avoid attacking you because of your weapon or he will bring a weapon himself. However, the advantage of concealing this weapon from an attacker, he will think that you will be just one of his helpless victim and he can easily subdue you. Though there are attackers who will avoid those who carry obvious weapons of self defense. But, quite possibly, you will also become a social outcast if you are brandishing a self-defense weapon on your belt even if your job isn't about law enforcement.
