| Crime is a universal phenomenon - it is present in | | | | delivering electric shock to the target. Moreover |
| all countries and societies. Attempts are made to | | | | people with certain types of medical conditions |
| produce the latest techniques and weapons to | | | | may not be able to sustain even the shock |
| help control unlawful individuals and, at the same | | | | delivered by the stun gun taser and succumb to |
| time, keep the level of injury to a minimum. | | | | death. This has happened in some cases, but in |
| Whenever possible, lethal force is only used in | | | | most it was discovered that the death was not |
| case of extreme circumstances. | | | | due to heavy shock but some other reason which |
| One of the devices which stands out in this field is | | | | was aggravated by the use of shock. |
| the electric shock gun or "stun gun" as it is | | | | While causalities have been reported and civil |
| popularly known. As the name suggests, a stun | | | | liberty groups are against the use of stun gun |
| gun is a device which temporarily incapacitates an | | | | tasers and similar devices, the upside to its use is |
| individual by inhibiting the muscular activity by | | | | that police officers are less involved in shooting |
| providing an electric shock. The law enforcement | | | | incidents after being armed with stun gun tasers. |
| people can use the time during which the person | | | | Still, the question regarding the ethical use of the |
| is helpless, and in a state of pain, to overpower or | | | | weapon remains undetermined. |
| arrest that individual. It is a much better option | | | | To protection oneself or not... it is a personal |
| than having to shoot dead a person who is out of | | | | choice. Of course this is not an easy task since a |
| control. | | | | delicate balance needs to be maintained between |
| Taser International is the name of one of the | | | | the safety of the individual from the stun gun |
| companies which produces such weapons and | | | | taser, and the safety of the society as a whole |
| Taser products are widely used by law | | | | from the very individual who could be |
| enforcement agencies. The stun gun taser is one | | | | overpowered by using the stun gun taser. |
| self defense product produced by this company. | | | | Based on these findings, choosing to protect |
| It works by ejecting electrodes which are | | | | oneself in a world accelerating in crime should be a |
| propelled by a gas charge and connected to the | | | | well thought out decision. It is the right of the |
| gun via wires. A stun gun taser typically has a | | | | individual to protect oneself from harm, and the |
| range of around 30 feet. | | | | stun gun provides the means to do just that. Its |
| One little known fact is that experiments | | | | effectiveness more often than not stops the |
| conducted on the stun gun taser have found it of | | | | assailant in his or her tracks, rendering them |
| questionable use under flammable conditions. They | | | | incapable of further violence. Something, it is |
| have been known to produce a spark while | | | | believed, we can all appreciate. |