THE STUN GUN

WHAT IS A STUN GUN?

A stun gun is a non-lethal weapon that discharges a high voltage low-amperage shock, which will immobilize an attacker for several minutes without doing any lasting harm. Stun guns are considered reasonable force to resist attacks, are legal in most states, and can be carried concealed or unconcealed, without a license.
A stun gun does not shoot anything. Instead it looks similar to a portable phone, with two prongs protruding at one end(as shown in the adjacent figure). Touching a person with the prongs on the stun gun quickly immobilizes the attacker. However, because the amperage is very low, no serious or permanent injury is inflicted.

How does a stun gun stop an attacker?

Stun guns are designed to key into the muscular and neural systems, rather than relying on pain. They dump their energy into the muscles at a different frequency than the pulse waves emanating from the brain. The pulse waves coming from the brain and those from the stun gun collide at the nerve synapse' which is a type of complex processing switch adjacent to each muscle group. The resulting energy collision or discharge over-stimulates the  muscles causing them to work extremely hard and fast, but inefficiently, resulting in loss of balance and control. The stimulation of the muscles depletes the  blood sugar by converting it to lactic acid. Without blood sugar, the muscles have no energy to function, rendering the attacker immobile. This biological domino effect occurs within seconds of being stunned and makes it difficult for an attacker to move and function. This causes disorientation and loss of balance and leaves the attacker in a passive and confused condition for several minutes. Still, stun guns have no significant effect on the heart and other organs.

How long does it take to immobilize someone with a stun gun?

.The length of time a stun gun stays in contact with the attacker determines what kind of affect the gun produces. A contact time of 1/2 second will get an attacker's attention and cause some discomfort and muscle contractions. Contact time of 1-2 seconds will daze the assailant and produce muscle spasms, while 1-5 seconds delivers the maximum benefit of total loss of muscle control and balance. Recovery time will be several minutes.

GENERAL POINTS ABOUT STUN GUN:

• Stun guns come in a variety of models that will deliver charges ranging from 50,000 to 625,000 volts at about 3 milliamps, or 0.003 amperes. The charge delivered by a stun gun will pass through the clothes of an attacker, but it will not pass back into the body of the one holding it, even if there is ample body contact between attacker and victim.
• Stun guns have not been shown to have any negative effects on the heart or organs. With a lethal dose at 1 full amp, the amount of amperage needed to be considered even moderately dangerous is well beyond what a stun gun is designed to deliver.
• The electrical shock that emits from the stunning device will not pass from the person being stunned to the person doing the stunning. The effect is localized only in the affected area and does not pass through the body. Even if you or the attacker are wet or standing in water, you will not be shocked.
• Stun guns use DC or Direct Current which is also used in a typical car battery and AC or Alternating current, however is the type of current found in your home electricity
   
  
  
   

• Stun guns work best with 9-volt NiCad rechargeable batteries, though alkaline batteries will also work. Stun guns will deliver several discharges before requiring battery replacement or recharging.

What does being stunned with a stun gun feel like?

If you have ever hit your funny bone(elbow when hit suddenly), multiply that by ten thousand and extend it throughout your entire body. The inablility to function and feeling of helplessness combined with the sensation of millions of tiny needles going through your body provides certain inherent physical, mental and emotional trauma.

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