Taser Guns have progressed impressively in a little over a decade. They are now available in various shapes, colors, and with multiple options including a laser sight, LED light, and varying durations of stun. Taser Guns are also able to be used in direct contact with the target if such a situation is deemed more practical than using it from a distance. It should be noted that this method of use does not incapacitate the target in the same way that happens when firing the Taser Gun's wired electrodes; instead it causes the target pain and is often used as a method of coercion.
There are models available to law enforcement only, with the main difference being that they can be effectively used at a greater distance from the target than civilian models. All Taser Guns deliver a stun of 50,000 volts.
As with any device of this kind, there are proponents and opponents to such technology. Taser Gun-related deaths are constantly being scrutinized by people on both sides of the issue, but there has yet to be solid, indisputable evidence that a Taser Gun was or was not the direct cause of death. The debate will likely rage on as long as the technology exists, but it's also quite possible that as science progresses, new technology will come about that puts an end to the argument about whether Taser Guns are safe.
Four days after a United Nations committee declared that the use of Taser's X26 stun gun by police amounted to torture, Taser has issued a strong response. In a release posted on its Web site today, the Arizona-based company claimed that the U.N. Committee Against Torture is "out of touch with the reality that confronts law enforcement officers every day worldwide."
Taser's statement criticizes the committee's reference to "several reliable studies and certain cases," none of which are specifically cited. And in a moment of brutal honesty, the company points out that every tool used by police officers, such as pepper spray and batons, would fit the U.N.'s criteria for torture--they cause "extreme pain."
Although the U.N. was presumably making recommendations to Portugal, which has purchased X26 stun guns for its police force, the anti-torture committee's statements followed a number of widely publicized deaths related to Taser products. Taser has fired back by posting the results of a study conducted by the U.K. Defense Science and Technology Laboratory, which appear to show that the jolt of electricity from an X26 is unlikely to stop or disrupt the heart. That's because Taser's devices aren't really electrocuting their targets. The company refused to discuss the U.N. report with me, but as a company representative explained to me earlier this year--shortly before hitting me with the civilian-marketed C2--the raw voltage isn't what incapacitates the target. After all, the battery on an X26 or C2 isn't much bigger than what's found in a standard digital camera. It's the current-generated pulse that locks up your muscles, causing them to contract and release hundreds of times per second--the rapid-fire equivalent of one of those questionable muscle-stimulating, ab-zapping belts.
Unlike the effects of being electrocuted, the effects of the Taser wear off almost instantly once the device is turned off. I felt winded when the voltage was cut, but there was no lingering pain, no obvious residual contractions or convulsions. The only proof that I'd been hit, aside from the embarrassing video, were two tiny holes in my back, where the thumbtack-like barbs had penetrated. Perhaps the biggest threat that a stun gun poses is the possibility of an unassisted fall. That's why the Taser representatives made sure I was being held upright during the shot. But if the alternative is being brained with a nightstick, or even shot, simply hitting the ground might not be such a bad outcome.
Who says that Vampires and Demons do not EXIST... nowadays
they are known to be a RAPIST.
Keeping in mind the recent shameful events(Munirka Gang rape
Case), here's an article on "How Tasers are Women's only superheroes"
in extreme situations and clashes. It is high time that Indian government
should pass an NOC(Non Objection Certificate) and let women keep Tasers for
their Self Defence.
Women are
considered a more vulnerable group when it comes to physical safety and
protection against assault and other cases.
Most women tend to
believe that it won’t happen to them. As a result, they are both mentally and
physically unprepared. Personal protection is very important for women.
Many women think
that it is hard to protect themselves. But with the right tools and knowledge
they can do so and scare off dangerous people. One way by which women can
protect themselves is with the use of self-defence devices such as a Taser.
Using such device
might not be as painful as having to learn martial arts. They are easy to
conceal and women can take their attacker by surprise.
One of
the great benefits of taser guns is the fact that you can take down a person
that is much larger than you are. You also do not need to be up close in order
to taser the person as they work up to 15 feet away just as well as close
contact.
We should become a
responsible owner of such a self-defense device.
For one, begin by
making sure that you are using it appropriately. There are some states that
require that you have papers or license when you have such device.
Avoid leaving it
anywhere especially where children can reach it. There are very portable Taser
products that can be carried on a hand bag so that you may carry them on daily
basis when you go out of the house.
In using this item,
you should know how to deliver the electrical pulses to incapacitate your
attacker. But at the same time, you should know how to avoid delivering
multiple pulses. When this happens, there can be permanent damage delivered to
the person who received the pulses. Sometimes, it may even lead to death.
There are types
that can be programmed to deliver electrical cycles for a maximum time. For
example, there are those that automatically will only allow you to use the
Taser to deliver electrical pulses for a cycle that will last for only 30
seconds. Such features will prevent you from delivering too many pulses for a
long period of time. This is the best type for women to carry as this will
deliver enough electricity to allow you to run away as far as you can from your
attacker.
Though Taser
products might not be best for everyone to use, it can be perfect to have if
there is an immediate threat to your life and you are not comfortable with
carrying a gun. Also, pepper sprays may not do the job. They will be able to effectively incapacitate your
attacker but not necessarily kill him or her.
When you already
have your Taser with you, there are just some practical tips that you need to
know about. First, make sure that the device is fully charged every time. Make
sure that it is working well by trying it out regularly or by conducting a
spark test. Lastly, consider falling issues as this can be the more dangerous
effect of using such items.
Taser products are used to benefit society. They protect
life, family and truth. They are used in a postive way across the world.
They have reduced the need for police officers to have
violent encounters with resistive suspects. They are the safest alternative and
can save lives when suspects are armed with deadly weapons.
Let us take a look at some cases where Tasers have helped
police officers.
In northeast Kansas, Shawnee County officers took a father
into custody early Sunday morning after the man held his son hostage in the
family's home.
Police initially
responded to a domestic disturbance call which ended when the mother left with
one child and the father, Greg Hanna, with another.
At 3:30 a.m. authorities were called back to the house after
Hanna returned and barricaded himself inside the home with his son.
Police located the child inside and with SWAT team
assistance, were able to get remove the boy from the home around 6:30 a.m. At
this time, officials heard several shots
fired inside the house and responded with a TASER device to
subdue Hanna for arrest. No one was hurt.
According to news reports from The Pittsburgh Tribune
Review, local police used a TASER device to incapacitate and arrest Travis Lee
Moriarty, 24, of Manchester after he led police on a car and ground chase, broke
into a home and then took a woman hostage on Thursday night, June 15.
City Street Response Unit officers saw Moriarty buying drugs
in the Marshall/Shadeland section of the city.
When Moriarty saw the officers he fled the scene and
continued to elude police even after two collisions in stolen vehicles.
After the second crash, Moriarty ran into a nearby home on
Kearns Avenue and took a woman hostage.
Police were finally able to deploy a TASER device through a
smashed window and enter the home to arrest the suspect.
The hostage was uninjured.
These incidents show how effective Tasers can be in stopping
violent confrontations.
They are very useful for police officers as they can depend
on it when lethal force is required to stop a suspect without injuring or killing.
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